Graham Ave, Williamsburg

Graham Ave is the new Bedford. It has some of the best restaurants and bars in Williamsburg. Motorino was voted in the top 10 pizza places of New York Magazine and it is incredible and always packed. Mesa Coyoacan, The Richardson, Sweet Ups (with Wednesday night Bingo . . hello!), Carmines: I could go on and on.
The street and surrounding neighborhood is a great mix of the artsy crowd, the faux artsy crowd (hipsters), and the old school Italians that hang around all day on the street talking organized crime and what have you.
There are a couple of shops on the street that, I'll grant you, aren't must-sees, but as far as empty electronic stores, that's just not the truth. Maybe it was 5 years ago; but, this street has turned into a pretty young and jammin haunt.

I'm not sure I would agree that the shops on this street are "cute." There is only one that I would recommend visiting - and only if you happen to be stuck in the area for some inexplicable reason. That is a shop called Lash Boutique. I bought the dress I wore on New Year's there because I didn't feel like going into the city, but it's sort of like if H&M migrated to Graham Ave and had to call itself something new in order to fit in. The coolest in the area but nothing incredible.

Anyway - this street is what one of my associates once referred to as "the poor man's mall." Nothing could describe it better. One of the local electronic shops sells blank DVDs separately - something you probably won't see in the RadioShack across the street. The shops are all incredibly cheap, and don't come recommended.

The street itself is generally really crowded with shoppers and Dunkin Donuts customers. Wouldn't want to live here, though there are some decent apartments on this street that are relatively inexpensive due to the location.

Graham Ave is awesome and artsy. The neighborhood has so many cute little shops and is a new mecca for artsy hipster kids. This street always smells like food and Phoebe's café has some amazing drinks. Their food is so delicious and the regulars are always hanging out there. They have local art displayed inside and this street is easily accessible by train on Graham and Metropolitan Ave.