Williamsburg is still the coolest New York neighbourhood – this is why

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This neighbourhood, on the East River, was one of the first to kickstart Brooklyn’s metamorphosis from gritty to glam, attracting a bunch of Manhattanites across the Williamsburg Bridge for its cheaper rents and bigger spaces. open image in gallery Come to Domino Park to eat, drink and workout The groomed Domino Park and East River Park – with its blink-and-you’ll-miss-it beach and Saturday food market, Smorgasburg – make for a blissed-out neighbourhood feel. open image in gallery Rooms at The Hoxton overlook Williamsburg and Manhattan “The team travel the globe looking for places we like to hang out in and New York has always been in our sights, we love its energy,” says Sharan Pasricha, founder of Ennismore, which owns the Hoxton hotel brand. open image in gallery The Smorgasburg market is on every Saturday in East River Park In Williamsburg on a Saturday?