The coolest slice of Brooklyn, one subway stop over the East River — warehouse bars, rooftops, live music, vintage shops and the best skyline view in the city from its waterfront. Younger, cheaper and more local than Manhattan, with a real neighbourhood buzz; the place to stay for nightlife and value.
$280–450
typical per night in United States
The sensible middle
Cheapest in New YorkPriciest
Typical prices for New York — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Williamsburg and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
New York JFK (JFK)~31 min drive17.1 km
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Walk the Brooklyn Bridge11 min taxi3.6 km
- The Empire State Building14 min taxi4.5 km
- 9/11 Memorial & One World15 min taxi4.8 km
- Top of the Rock16 min taxi5.4 km
- Times Square16 min taxi5.4 km
- The Metropolitan Museum22 min taxi7.2 km
- Central Park23 min taxi7.6 km
- The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island24 min taxi8.0 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 13.A night in Williamsburg — Brooklyn's coolest quarter after dark — warehouse cocktail bars, rooftops, breweries, live music and late-night pizza, with the Manhattan skyline glittering across the river. The city's best-value night out and its most local buzz; ride the L train one stop over and dive in.
When are you staying?
Find cheap flights to New York
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Williamsburg; flights via Google Flights.