Berry Street & North 8th Street

Berry Street and North 8th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. MS Lam Montessori School is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them parks, and 110 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Av
650 feet · 2 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
Bedford Av/N 8 St · B62
Within a walk
7 places
3 parks, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Berry Street & North 8th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford Av L
    650 feet
    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/N 8 St, 480 feet away, for the B62.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/N 8 St B62
    480 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 91 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 16 of them on-street corrals
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Berry St & N 8 St 27 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 112 Richardson Street Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 111 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1920.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Berry Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Berry Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of North 8th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of North 8th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 4AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1896 and 1897.

  1. Hecla Iron Works Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 public space
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. MS Lam Montessori School
    1,040 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,110 feet
  3. Chabad of North Brooklyn Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marsha P. Johnson State Park
    1,010 feet
  2. McCarren Park
    1,080 feet
  3. Bushwick Inlet Park
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at The Edge Public space
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    690 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    840 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Brooklyn Harvest Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 110 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Berry Street or North 8th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.