Per the NY Times :: Williamsburg is Ugly

They don't know why the hype about Wburg Brooklyn?

Tut-tut.

Then go away, yo.

clipped from www.nytimes.com

Ms. del Corte Hirschfeld and Mr. Leiner are artists in the broadest sense of the word, bringing creative energy, humor and intelligence to even the most mundane aspects of their lives. So you might think they would be delighted to live in ultra-hip Williamsburg, Brooklyn. But they are not.

“I think it’s really ugly,” Ms. del Corte Hirschfeld said, referring to the blocks surrounding the 1,200-square-foot Grand Street apartment, which they rent for $1,350 a month. “The plastic facades are superugly. The asphalt siding. You don’t know why there’s all this hype about the neighborhood.”