Broadway & Hewes Street
Broadway and Hewes Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Hooper Grove is 640 feet away, and Rodney Park Center is 1,240 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 35 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Hewes St, 120 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Hewes St J, M120 feetJ M
Next trains at this station
Outbound
2 lines- J …
- M …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- M …
Also within a walk
- Broadway G830 feetG
- Marcy Av J, M, Z0.3 milesJ 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, 310 feet away, for the B106.
- 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/Hooper St B106310 feetB106
Next buses at this stop
- B106 …
Cycling
- 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Division Ave & Hooper St 61 docks in all470 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.
- 247 Union Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2021
- Turn calming, September 2022
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)
- Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,900 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 1930.
Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and January 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Broadway
- No parking 6 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
South side of Broadway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
East side of Hewes Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
North side of Hewes Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Hewes Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Hewes Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.
- 15 religious buildings
- 8 schools
- 7 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Bnos Chayil School380 feet
- Talmud Torah of Kasho School410 feet
- United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
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- Beth Rachel School for Girls 60 School850 feet
- Nuestros Ninos Day Car 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K870 feet
- Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K900 feet
- Bnos Yakov School900 feet
- BR School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5970 feet
- Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5980 feet
- El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice School990 feet
- Beth Rachel School-Girls-68 School1,010 feet
- Bnos Yakov School for Girls School1,010 feet
- Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,120 feet
- Oitzerlech Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,270 feet
- Beth Rachel School for Girls School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hooper Grove Garden640 feet
- Lithuania Square1,060 feet
- Rodney Park South Park1,220 feet
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- Rodney Park Center Park1,240 feet
Houses of worship
- Transfiguration RC Church House of worship1,140 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 35/Engine 216/Ladder 108 Fire station730 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket530 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy900 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 23 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Broadway & New Montrose Avenue 190 feet
- Broadway & Penn Street 310 feet
- Harrison Avenue & Hewes Street 320 feet
- Broadway & Hooper Street 330 feet
- Broadway & Division Avenue 350 feet
- South 5th Street & Hewes Street 390 feet
- Harrison Avenue & Hooper Street 470 feet
- Harrison Avenue & Division Avenue 520 feet
See every intersection along Broadway or Hewes Street.