Watch: Day Laborers & Sexual Harassment in Hassidic Williamsburg

by GinaMarch 5, 2014March 4, 2014

Sometimes it’s important to take a break from talking about gentrification and overpriced lattes to remind ourselves that North Brooklyn is home to both the very rich and the very poor. This short documentary sheds light on a corner in South Williamsburg (Division and Marcy) where female immigrants from Latin countries like Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic wait each morning, in hopes that they will be picked up for work by Hassidic Jewish customers…

Greenpointers — Footer Membership CTA

🍾 Support Greenpointers

Independent North Brooklyn
News Since 2007

Free to read, funded by readers. Join as a member and get a free gift.

Greenpointers has covered Greenpoint & Williamsburg since 2007 — community boards, rezoning fights, local businesses, and the people whose lives and work give the neighborhood its character. Local news is collapsing across the country, but we're still here: independently owned, no corporate backing, no paywall. 18+ years, 280k+ monthly readers and followers, funded by the community we serve.

Why your support matters

🟢

Supporting Neighbor

$12 /mo

or $120/yr · save $24

Commenting · member newsletter · welcome gift: pen

Join →

⭐ Most Popular

🔵

Local Insider

$20 /mo

or $200/yr · save $40

Ad-free reading · 10% off store · welcome gift: tote

Join →

🟡

Inner Circle

$30 /mo

or $300/yr · save $60

15% off store · Listening Project invites · welcome gift: shirt

Join →

🔴

Local Legend

$50 /mo

or $500/yr · save $100

20% off store · small group discussions · full welcome bundle

Join →

🍽️

Supper Club

$100 /mo

or $1,000/yr · save $200

25% off · private dinners · food & bar crawls · art tours

Join →

🌱

Contribute What You Can

Commenting · member newsletter · flexible support — $5 or more

Choose Your Amount →

Leave a comment

Independent North BrooklynNews Since 2007

Independent North Brooklyn
News Since 2007