Borinquen Place & Bike Path

Borinquen Place and Bike Path meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marcy Green Center is 340 feet away, and Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, nine of them parks, and 54 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Bike Path.

Safety record
7 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
810 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Marcy Av/S 2 St · B24
Within a walk
34 places
9 parks, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Borinquen Place & Bike Path Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    810 feet
    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 …

Also within a walk

  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.4 miles
    G L
  2. Hewes St J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Marcy Av/S 2 St, 180 feet away, for the B24.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av/S 2 St B24
    180 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Bike Path.

  • 73 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Rodney St 21 docks in all
    630 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 1,220 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
60 feet above sea level

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 152 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Borinquen Place

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Borinquen Place

  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of South 3 Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of South 3 Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305306 and 339082.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1884 and 1908.

  1. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    540 feet
  2. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 9 parks
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    720 feet
  2. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    740 feet
  3. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    950 feet
  2. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    1,020 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    1,020 feet
  4. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,130 feet
  5. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet
  6. Two by Two Childcare Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Green North Park
    100 feet
  2. Marcy Green Center Park
    340 feet
  3. Strawberry Playground
    360 feet
Show all 16
  1. Rodney Playground Center Park
    360 feet
  2. Rodney Playground South Playground
    370 feet
  3. Blue Playground
    540 feet
  4. Rodney Park North Park
    560 feet
  5. La Guardia Playground
    580 feet
  6. Marcy Green South Park
    610 feet
  7. Rodney Park Center Park
    830 feet
  8. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    970 feet
  9. Continental Army Plaza
    970 feet
  10. Marcy Park South Park
    1,010 feet
  11. Jaime Campiz Playground
    1,080 feet
  12. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    1,220 feet
  13. Rodney Park South Park
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    180 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,010 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    930 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,010 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 54 places to eat and 24 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 23 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bike Path or Borinquen Place.

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.