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People move to specific neighborhoods for many, many reasons other than available train lines.
by lexhaynes 11y ago
People move to specific neighborhoods for many, many reasons other than available train lines.
- AndrewUnmuted 11y agoAre you from NYC? Because this reads like someone who isn't aware of how important Manhattan access is to somebody making enough money to live on the developed sections of the L line. Bicycle commuting options do exist on the Williamsburg Bridge but it likely owes the newly-congested bicycle lanes to the poor L train service.
- burntwater 11y agoI'm finding more and more people that are in the right socioeconomic to live in Williamsburg and similar areas aren't going to Manhattan for work. They're working from home or in Brooklyn based startups. I work with some of these people, but live in upper Manhattan. I spend a LOT of time commuting to Brooklyn.
- infinite8s 10y agoUnfortunately all the Brooklyn startups seem to be clustered around DUMBO, which isn't easy to access from Williamsburg on a daily basis (without several subway transfers or traveling through Manhattan).
- CPLX 11y agoWell perhaps. Access to an Internet connection to email mom and dad in the Midwest and ask for more money for rent is also a common preoccupation along the L train corridor set.
- untog 11y agoIt doesn't read that way to me at all. Let's face it, people move to Williamsburg because it's a fun and trendy place to be. Never mind that an increasing number of workplaces are also located in the area, too.