Boerum Street & White Street

Boerum Street and White Street meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Morgan Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and 11 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1942, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Morgan Av
810 feet · 3 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
Johnson Av/White St · B60
Within a walk
5 places
2 schools, 1 listed historic place and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boerum Street & White Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Morgan Av, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Morgan Av L
    810 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Montrose Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Johnson Av/White St, 340 feet away, for the B60.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Johnson Av/White St B60
    340 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. White St & Johnson Ave 23 docks in all
    230 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1119 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 14 Harrison Place Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,190 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

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 October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
12 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 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 1931 and 1942.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and January 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Boerum Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Boerum Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of White Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of White Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-6AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 147 Isaac Remsen School
    1,300 feet
  2. Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gilbert Ramirez Park
    260 feet
  2. Gilbert Ramirez Park Playground
    280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Industrial Complex at 221 McKibbin Street Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Beyond Natural Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and five 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boerum Street or White Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.