Brooklyn became a preferred site for artists and
hipsters to set up live/work spaces after being priced out of the same types of living arrangements in Manhattan. Various neighborhoods in Brooklyn, including Williamsburg,
DUMBO,
Red Hook, and Park Slope evolved as popular neighborhoods for
artists-in-residence. However, rents and costs of living have since increased dramatically in these same neighborhoods, forcing artists to move to somewhat less expensive neighborhoods in Brooklyn or across Upper New York Bay to locales in New Jersey, such as
Jersey City or
Hoboken.