10. From Grit to Hip, a Williamsburg Walking Tour

Photograph by Sofia Andrade A. Cirino

Join our tour of Williamsburg, from Grit to Hip, developed in partnership with the Wythe Hotel and we promise you will see the neighborhood in a whole new light. The tour is led by Untapped Cities’ tour guide and history columnist, Justin Rivers. On this tour discover how Williamsburg was originally created as a real estate development to attract wealthy Manhattanites and trace the footprint of this long-gone era of Williamsburg. Learn about the counter culture which thrived in the neighborhood during the 90’s and where this history is being preserved today. Locate and decipher works of art from today’s creative community including the mosaic glass water tower and shed by renowned artist Tom Fruin and see the Mona Lisa of Williamsburg and hear the story behind it.

From Grit to Hip, a Williamsburg Walking Tour