Broadway & Penn Street
Broadway and Penn Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 286 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Talmud Torah of Kasho is 100 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 26 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Hewes St, 140 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, M140 feetJ M
Next trains at this station
Outbound
2 lines- J …
- M …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- M …
Also within a walk
- Broadway G520 feetG
- Lorimer St J, M1,260 feetJ M
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/Montrose Av, 100 feet away, for the B46.
- 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/Montrose Av B46100 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Cycling
- 37 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
- Boerum St & Broadway 19 docks in all730 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.
- 249 Lynch Street Gas station1,140 feet
- 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 286 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,497th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 41 more were issued.
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
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 11 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and January 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Broadway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
North side of Penn Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Penn Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.
- 8 religious buildings
- 7 schools
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Talmud Torah of Kasho School100 feet
- Bnos Chayil School440 feet
- United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K690 feet
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- Beth Rachel School for Girls 60 School710 feet
- BR School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5830 feet
- Beth Rachel School-Girls-68 School880 feet
- Bnos Yakov School for Girls School880 feet
- Nuestros Ninos Day Car 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K940 feet
- Oitzerlech Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5980 feet
- Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K1,200 feet
- Bnos Yakov School1,200 feet
- Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 51,290 feet
- El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hooper Grove Garden940 feet
- Sternberg Park1,100 feet
- Lithuania Square1,120 feet
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- Lindsay Triangle1,250 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 35/Engine 216/Ladder 108 Fire station430 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket830 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy610 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 19 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 120 feet
- Broadway & Rutledge Street 280 feet
- Broadway & Hewes Street 310 feet
- Broadway & Johnson Avenue 320 feet
- Union Avenue & South 5th Street 430 feet
- South 5th Street & Hewes Street 450 feet
- Harrison Avenue & Penn Street 460 feet
- Union Avenue & Johnson Avenue 510 feet
See every intersection along Broadway, New Montrose Avenue or Penn Street.