Bridge Street & Willoughby Street

Bridge Street and Willoughby Street meet at a four-way crossing in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Csd 13 is 100 feet away, and University Place is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Jay St-MetroTech, is about a minute on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 11 of them trade or language schools, and 123 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jay St-MetroTech
50 feet · 1 min on foot · A, C, F, R
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
Metrotech Underpass/Lawrence St · B54
Within a walk
37 places
11 trade or language schools, 9 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bridge Street & Willoughby Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jay St-MetroTech, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R
    50 feet
    A C F R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
4 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. F …
  4. R …
Outbound
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Hoyt St 2, 3
    460 feet
    2 3
  2. DeKalb Av B, Q, R
    1,040 feet
    B Q R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Departures and Arrivals” (2009) by Ben Snead at the Jay St-MetroTech station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Metrotech Underpass/Lawrence St, 580 feet away, for the B54.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metrotech Underpass/Lawrence St B54
    580 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 70 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 17 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Duffield St & Willoughby St 48 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33
Police precinct
84
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2009 and 2017.

Since 2014 at least 111 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and July 2022; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bridge Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Bridge Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Willoughby Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM

South side of Willoughby Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300038, 342641 and 342644.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 12 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were built between 1835 and 1930.

  1. Long Island Headquarters of the New York Telephone Company Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. New York and New Jersey Telephone and Telegraph Building Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. Offerman Building Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 11 trade or language schools
  • 9 schools
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Csd 13 School
    100 feet
  2. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    100 feet
  3. Eldysi Institute of Hair & Nail Des Trade or language school
    220 feet
Show all 28
  1. Magna Institute Trade or language school
    220 feet
  2. SCS Business & Tech Institute Trade or language school
    220 feet
  3. Cay Community Services Organization, Trade or language school
    280 feet
  4. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    470 feet
  5. Ultissima BTY Inst-Brooklyn Trade or language school
    470 feet
  6. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    470 feet
  7. American Hi-Tech Trade or language school
    510 feet
  8. Robert Finance Hair Des Inst Trade or language school
    510 feet
  9. Metro Training Inst Trade or language school
    710 feet
  10. Basis Independent Brooklyn School
    720 feet
  11. Brooklyn Friends School - Upper School
    740 feet
  12. Achievement Unlocked School
    770 feet
  13. St Francis College
    770 feet
  14. Petits Poussins Brooklyn Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    770 feet
  15. New Albee Square Es Pre-K
    770 feet
  16. Albee Square Montessori Public School
    770 feet
  17. Brooklyn Friends School
    940 feet
  18. Fusion Academy Brooklyn School
    970 feet
  19. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    980 feet
  20. Fullstack Academy Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  21. Long Island Univ-Brooklyn Campus College
    1,180 feet
  22. Downtown Brooklyn Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,200 feet
  23. Helen Keller Services for the Blind Preschool
    1,200 feet
  24. City Polytechnic High School of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology School
    1,240 feet
  25. George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. University Place Park
    1,110 feet
  2. Columbus Park
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1 Metrotech Center Public space
    740 feet
  2. Willoughby Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    940 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Old Brooklyn Fire Headquarters Listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. Gage and Tollner Restaurant Listed historic place
    980 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Oratory Church of Saint Boniface House of worship
    250 feet
  2. Brooklyn Tabernacle Church House of worship
    970 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brooklyn Civil Court Courthouse
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,010 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. NYC Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  3. Lidl Supermarket
    1,170 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    940 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,130 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. City Point Shopping center
    680 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 123 places to eat and 14 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 Bridge Street or Willoughby 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.