Broadway & Division Avenue

Broadway and Division Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bnos Yakov is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, Hewes St, is about a minute on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1925, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Hewes St
160 feet · 1 min on foot · J, M
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Broadway/Hooper St · B106, T432
Within a walk
40 places
15 religious buildings, 9 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Division Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Hewes St, 160 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hewes St J, M
    160 feet
    J M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Broadway G
    1,170 feet
    G
  2. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    1,200 feet
    J M Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “El in 16 Notes” (2002) by Mara Held at the Hewes St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Hooper St, 60 feet away, for the B106 and T432.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Hooper St B106, T432
    60 feet
    B106 T432

Next buses at this stop

  1. B106 …
  2. T432 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 51 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Division Ave & Hooper St 61 docks in all
    120 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.4 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 August 2021.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1925.

Since 2014 at least 30 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and October 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

South side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

North side of Division Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305522 and 337532.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1884 and 1885.

  1. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 9 schools
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bnos Yakov School
    550 feet
  2. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    550 feet
  3. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    630 feet
Show all 16
  1. El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice School
    680 feet
  2. Bnos Chayil School
    730 feet
  3. Talmud Torah of Kasho School
    760 feet
  4. Nuestros Ninos Day Car 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    810 feet
  5. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    850 feet
  6. United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  7. Beth Rachel School for Girls 60 School
    920 feet
  8. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    960 feet
  9. BR School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,030 feet
  10. Beth Rachel School-Girls-68 School
    1,080 feet
  11. Bnos Yakov School for Girls School
    1,080 feet
  12. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    1,290 feet
  13. Uta 212 School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hooper Grove Garden
    370 feet
  2. Rodney Park South Park
    870 feet
  3. Rodney Park Center Park
    970 feet
Show all 7
  1. Marcy Park South Park
    1,070 feet
  2. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    1,080 feet
  3. Marcy Green South Park
    1,110 feet
  4. Rodney Park North Park
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration RC Church House of worship
    810 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 35/Engine 216/Ladder 108 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    260 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 23 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway, Division Avenue or Hooper 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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.