Broadway & Keap Street

Broadway and Keap Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Rodney Park South is 420 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 42 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 34 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Hewes St
370 feet · 1 min on foot · J, M
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
S 5 St/Keap St · B60
Within a walk
42 places
14 religious buildings, 8 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Keap Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Hewes St, 370 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
    370 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. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    680 feet
    J M Z
  2. Broadway G
    0.3 miles
    G

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 S 5 St/Keap St, 360 feet away, for the B60.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. S 5 St/Keap St B60
    360 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.3 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
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2025

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)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,200 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 1920.

Since 2014 at least 41 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • 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 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • 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 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

East side of Keap Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Keap Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305522, 307803 and 337532.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1884 and 1905.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 8 parks
  • 7 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    320 feet
  2. Bnos Yakov School
    370 feet
  3. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    370 feet
Show all 15
  1. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    400 feet
  2. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    730 feet
  3. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  4. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    910 feet
  5. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    980 feet
  6. Uta 212 School
    1,080 feet
  7. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  8. El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice School
    1,170 feet
  9. Bnos Chayil School
    1,180 feet
  10. Nuestros Ninos Day Car 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  11. Talmud Torah of Kasho School
    1,200 feet
  12. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rodney Park South Park
    420 feet
  2. Rodney Park Center Park
    450 feet
  3. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    570 feet
Show all 12
  1. Marcy Green South Park
    580 feet
  2. Marcy Park South Park
    600 feet
  3. Rodney Park North Park
    670 feet
  4. Hooper Grove Garden
    710 feet
  5. Marcy Green Center Park
    860 feet
  6. Strawberry Playground
    940 feet
  7. Rodney Playground South Playground
    940 feet
  8. Marcy Green North Park
    1,140 feet
  9. Rodney Playground Center Park
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library Landmark
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration RC Church House of worship
    810 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    690 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,140 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    330 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    900 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Broadway or Keap Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.