Berry Street & South 2nd Street

Berry Street and South 2nd 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. St Peter & Paul RC Church is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 94 places to eat. About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
Bedford Av/S 2 St · B62
Within a walk
18 places
7 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Berry Street & South 2nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford Av L
    0.5 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/S 2 St, 580 feet away, for the B62.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/S 2 St B62
    580 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 94 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 3 St & Bedford Ave 25 docks in all
    750 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.5 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
    0.4 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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.

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
52 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 82 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 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
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Berry Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Berry Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of South 2nd Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of South 2nd Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School
    440 feet
  2. The Williamsburg Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    630 feet
  3. C'E Montessori School
    760 feet
Show all 4
  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Berry Street Garden
    130 feet
  2. Berry Playground
    440 feet
  3. William Sheridan Playground
    530 feet
Show all 4
  1. Domino Park
    980 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Domino Sugar Factory Public space
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    150 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    920 feet
  3. Our Lady of Consolation Church House of worship
    940 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Metropolitan Recreation Center
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    810 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 94 places to eat and 13 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Berry Street or South 2nd 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.