Berry Street & North 1st Street

Berry Street and North 1st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Metropolitan Recreation Center is 600 feet away, and Berry Street Garden is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 99 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Bedford Av/Grand St · B62
Within a walk
12 places
5 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Berry Street & North 1st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “No Less Than Everything Comes Together” (2021) by Marcel Dzama at the Bedford Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Grand St, 540 feet away, for the B62.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Grand St B62
    540 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Berry Street.

  • 111 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 13 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Metropolitan Ave & Bedford Ave 54 docks in all
    690 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 134 North 4th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 58 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Berry Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Berry Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of North 1st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of North 1st Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 park
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School
    490 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. William Sheridan Playground
    580 feet
  2. Berry Street Garden
    870 feet
  3. Grand Street Community Garden
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. Berry Playground
    1,180 feet
  2. Domino Park
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Consolation Church House of worship
    260 feet
  2. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Metropolitan Recreation Center
    600 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    740 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    820 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    870 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 99 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Berry Street or North 1st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.