Marcy Ave, Williamsburg

Located on the L line in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Marcy ave doesn’t offer much more than inexpensive living, relatively close to Manhattan. The streets here are not very well cleaned, and the location is not too ideal for families or people looking to settle down. Williamsburg is mostly a hipster area, but even this part of it is not so appealing. The biggest asset is a huge Walgreens, literally down the block, but even this is not open after midnight. Marcy ave is close to the L line and the M line into Queens. However, the L is undergoing construction and sometimes does not run as smoothly.

This is the cross street to where I live. Marcy is a bit quieter than all the other big Bed-Stuy Avenues. For some reason it was never built up commercially as much as its neighbors. It provides the other border for Tompkins Park. Usually during the summer there’s a permanent ice cream truck parked there. More apartment are being built on Marcy by the Myrtle-Willoughby stop on the G, so more people will be moving in soon. A quick road to drive on too.