Broadway & Marcy Avenue

Broadway and Marcy Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Calle Frenchie by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Rodney Park Center is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about a minute on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 47 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat.

Safety record
22 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
50 feet · 1 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Broadway/Marcy Av · T432
Within a walk
47 places
15 religious buildings, 8 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Marcy Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    50 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. Hewes St J, M
    1,090 feet
    J M
  2. Broadway G
    0.4 miles
    G

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Marcy Av, 30 feet away, for the T432.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Marcy Av T432
    30 feet
    T432

Next buses at this stop

  1. T432 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Division Ave & Marcy Ave 33 docks in all
    640 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.5 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 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
  • Turn calming, June 2023
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2024

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
40 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Calle Frenchie, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2021 (Local Law 14 of 2021).

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 146 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Calle Frenchie.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and December 2024; 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 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-3PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Broadway

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300936, 312328 and 331521.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 8 parks
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 playgrounds
  • 6 schools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    290 feet
  2. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    400 feet
  3. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    900 feet
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  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  2. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet
  3. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    930 feet
  4. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    1,020 feet
  5. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  6. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    1,070 feet
  7. Uta 212 School
    1,080 feet
  8. Bnos Yakov School
    1,100 feet
  9. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  10. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Green South Park
    160 feet
  2. Marcy Park South Park
    180 feet
  3. Rodney Park Center Park
    260 feet
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  1. Marcy Green Center Park
    310 feet
  2. Rodney Park South Park
    420 feet
  3. Rodney Park North Park
    520 feet
  4. Marcy Green North Park
    580 feet
  5. La Guardia Playground
    710 feet
  6. Strawberry Playground
    800 feet
  7. Rodney Playground South Playground
    800 feet
  8. Rodney Playground Center Park
    1,120 feet
  9. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    1,200 feet
  10. Roebling Playground
    1,270 feet
  11. Sobel Playground
    1,280 feet
  12. Blue Playground
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    680 feet
  2. Williamsburgh Library Landmark
    760 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    640 feet
  2. Williams Plaza Community Center
    960 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    410 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    470 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    170 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 39 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 24 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Marcy Avenue.

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 Records, 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.