East Williamsburg became a viable place to sell, he said, when Manhattan went "through the roof."

He said it would bring about 1,000 additional truck trips to East Williamsburg a day, severely tying up traffic.

His program recently got a big boost when a state appeals court cleared the way for a new 400-bed men's shelter in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Still, if East Williamsburg continues to rise, their project will have been a shrewd investment.

In recent months, the city started a crackdown on illegal loft living by artists in East Williamsburg.

The morning of September 11, 2001, as seen from my rooftop in East Williamsburg.

He had made the trip from East Williamsburg, he said, to show people what good, careful graffiti writing looks like.

The two saw several places in East Williamsburg, where one real estate agent touted apartments for their "punk rock appeal."

Early on a recent Sunday morning, they were driving along a deserted street in East Williamsburg lined with warehouses.

Most of the new arrivals call the area East Williamsburg, but to longtime residents it is Bushwick.