Williamsburg
Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordered by Greenpoint to the north; Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south; Bushwick and East Williamsburg to the east; and the East River to the west.
Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordered by Greenpoint to the north; Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south; Bushwick and East Williamsburg to the east; and the East River to the west. The southern portion of Williamsburg is commonly referred to as South Williamsburg, a term used for the area along the East River south of Division Avenue. It was an independent city until 1855, when it was annexed by Brooklyn; at that time, the spelling was changed from Williamsburgh to Williamsburg.
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Getting to Williamsburg
- Airports
- LaGuardia (LGA), 10 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 17 km · Newark Liberty (EWR), 18 km
- Philadelphia → Williamsburg133 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · $13–17
- Hartford → Williamsburg70 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · $7–9
- Albany → Williamsburg89 km · quickest by road, 2h 56m · $9–13
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Williamsburg
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Williamsburg. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe East River Ferry makes stops in both north and south Williamsburg.
From Wikivoyage: Brooklyn/Williamsburg, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Williamsburg
Williamsburg is 4 km from New York City, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.