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Williamsburg

Williamsburg sits on the East River in North Brooklyn, between Greenpoint to the north and South Williamsburg to the south, with East Williamsburg to the east. The housing mix runs from converted factory and warehouse lofts to high-density waterfront buildings that followed the 2005 rezoning of the North Side and Greenpoint waterfront. The L train stops at Bedford Avenue and Lorimer Street, and the G stops at Metropolitan Avenue. McCarren Park, about 36 acres on the Greenpoint border, has a landmarked pool and play center, and Marsha P. Johnson State Park and Domino Park sit on the waterfront. The Williamsburg Bridge, opened in 1903, links Williamsburg to Manhattan's Lower East Side.

Williamsburg has 18,748 open HPD housing violations, 3,236 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 5,630 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 25th most open violations of 53 neighborhoods in Brooklyn.

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Open HPD violations
18,748
3,236 Class C
New violations, last 12 months
5,630
1,430 Class C · 21st in Brooklyn
How serious are the open violations?
Open HPD violations by class
Class C3,236 · 17%Class B8,243 · 44%Class A7,269 · 39%Class A here includes a small number of Class I orders.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 14, 2026

New violations in the last 12 months
By class
  • Class C · immediately hazardous1,430
  • Class B · hazardous2,004
  • Class A · non-hazardous1,602

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 14, 2026

Good to know

  • L train at Bedford Avenue and Lorimer Street; G train at Metropolitan Avenue
  • McCarren Park covers about 36 acres and includes the McCarren Play Center and pool
  • City Council rezoned the North Side and Greenpoint waterfront in May 2005
  • Domino Park opened on the waterfront in 2018
  • Part of Brooklyn Community District 1

Before you rent or buy here

Check the buildingLook up any address for violations, complaints and owner.Read the violation classesWhat A, B and C mean and how fast owners must fix them.Work out your budgetThe 40× income rule most NYC landlords use.

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Fact-checked October 12, 2026

Station placement checked by point-in-polygon of MTA Subway Stations coordinates (daytime routes) against the 2020 NTA polygon; landmark addresses geocoded with NYC Planning GeoSearch and tested against the same polygons. Bedford Av, Lorimer St and Metropolitan Av stations fall inside BK0102; McCarren Park, Domino Park and Marsha P. Johnson State Park (90 Kent Ave) geocode inside it. McCarren acreage corrected from 35 to about 36 (Parks Properties 36.49 acres; Wikipedia 36). 2005 rezoning date, 1903 bridge and Domino Park opening from Wikipedia. NYC Parks page source replaced because it could not be opened (HTTP 403).

Sources

  1. Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Wikipedia) · Wikipedia (accessed October 12, 2026)
  2. McCarren Park (Wikipedia) · Wikipedia (accessed October 12, 2026)
  3. Domino Park (Wikipedia) · Wikipedia (accessed October 12, 2026)
  4. Parks Properties · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Open Data) (accessed October 12, 2026)
  5. MTA Subway Stations · Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Open NY) (accessed October 12, 2026)
  6. 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas (NTAs) · NYC Department of City Planning (NYC Open Data) (accessed October 12, 2026)

General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules change; confirm with the agency or a professional before you act.

“Open” counts every HPD violation not yet recorded as corrected, including old ones owners never certified, so totals can exceed the number of apartments. Statistics: NYC Open Data (HPD violations, 311 service requests, DCP PLUTO) and rent-stabilized counts from DOF tax bills (via JustFix), updated Oct 14, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.