Leonard St, Williamsburg
Ranked 61st best street in Williamsburg
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Great for
- Parking
- Eating Out
- Nightlife
- Shopping Options
Not great for
- Childcare
- Clean & Green
- Cost of Living
- Gym & Fitness
- Internet Access
Who lives here?
- Hipsters
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Leonard St
rating details
2yrs+
- Neighborly Spirit
- Safe & Sound
- Clean & Green
- Pest Free
- Peace & Quiet
- Eating Out
- Nightlife
- Parks & Recreation
- Shopping Options
- Gym & Fitness
- Internet Access
- Lack of Traffic
- Parking
- Cost of Living
- Resale or Rental Value
- Public Transport
- Medical Facilities
- Schools
- Childcare
"Plenty to do for Brooklynites, a great if somewhat pricey place to live"
Since Leonard Street extends from Greenpoint all the way down to where Williamsburg meets Bed-Stuy, this street features somewhat of a range of street life. At its southernmost point, Leonard St is home to city-run housing projects, but as you go further north a few blocks you suddenly find yourself in gentrified Williamsburg and surrounded by wine and food shops, bars, and restaurants.
Bushwick Country Club is located on Grand where it meets Leonard St, and though it sounds fancy it's actually just a local hipster bar - worth a look if you're into that sort of thing. The further north you go on this street the less hipster-fied the neighborhood gets. Though Greenpoint is home to a lot of hip twenty-somethings, there is still a huge Polish population that resides there and Leonard St in Greenpoint reflects this diverse crowd.
Bushwick Country Club is located on Grand where it meets Leonard St, and though it sounds fancy it's actually just a local hipster bar - worth a look if you're into that sort of thing. The further north you go on this street the less hipster-fied the neighborhood gets. Though Greenpoint is home to a lot of hip twenty-somethings, there is still a huge Polish population that resides there and Leonard St in Greenpoint reflects this diverse crowd.
Pros
- Northern end of the street is on the up-and-ups
- cool bar life
Cons
- Southern end of the street is not so nice
- it's pretty ugly
Recommended for
- Hipsters
Leonard St
rating details
2yrs+
- Neighborly Spirit
- Safe & Sound
- Clean & Green
- Pest Free
- Peace & Quiet
- Eating Out
- Nightlife
- Parks & Recreation
- Shopping Options
- Gym & Fitness
- Internet Access
- Lack of Traffic
- Cost of Living
- Resale or Rental Value
- Public Transport
- Medical Facilities
- Schools
- Childcare
"Not much to see here"
Unless you want a tour of rundown buildings and bums. I recommend this street. It looks like the businesses that did occupy this street once flourished. The businesses now are barely hanging on. I wouldn't want to go in any of these resturants to eat anyway. The windows are filled with a 2 inch dust. I didn't even get familiar with the people of this block because i got akward stares like i was suppose to know where i was. Bottom line i won't be coming back.
