Berry Street & South 4th Street

Berry Street and South 4th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Berry Playground is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 64 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Bedford Av/S 4 St · B62
Within a walk
17 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Berry Street & South 4th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.5 miles
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/S 4 St, 570 feet away, for the B62.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Berry Street and South 4th Street.

  • 82 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 11 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Wythe Ave 37 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.4 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
    0.5 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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
48 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 139 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Berry Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Berry Street

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

North side of South 4th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of South 4th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Second Empire, and built between 1868 and 1870.

  1. Smith, Gray & Company Building Designated landmark
    670 feet
  2. Kings County Savings Bank Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. C'E Montessori School
    710 feet
  2. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  3. Nachas Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    980 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School
    990 feet
  2. The Williamsburg Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  3. Kinder Prep Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Berry Playground
    260 feet
  2. Berry Street Garden
    380 feet
  3. Domino Park
    920 feet
Show all 6
  1. William Sheridan Playground
    1,090 feet
  2. Domino Park Dog Run
    1,200 feet
  3. Continental Army Plaza
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    420 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    960 feet
  3. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane House of worship
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Central Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 64 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Berry Street or South 4th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.