Broadway & Roebling Street

Broadway and Roebling Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane is 520 feet away, and Roebling Playground is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, six of them parks, and 42 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
10 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
580 feet · 2 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Broadway/Roebling St · B32, B62, Q59
Within a walk
28 places
6 parks, 6 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Roebling Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    580 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
    0.4 miles
    J M

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/Roebling St, 80 feet away, for the B32, B62 and Q59.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Roebling St B32, B62, Q59 · Shelter
    80 feet
    B32 B62 Q59
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …
  2. B62 …
  3. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 85 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Roebling St 27 docks in all
    100 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
    0.7 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2023.

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)
Williamsburg
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 111 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles 8am to 7pm Monday to Thursday, 4 hour passenger vehicles 8am to 7pm Friday on Roebling Street (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles 8:30am to 7pm Monday to Thursday, 4 hour passenger vehicles 8:30am to 7pm Friday on Roebling Street (west side).

North side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Broadway

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

East side of Roebling Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Roebling Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301173, 309786, 332425 and 339268.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Neoclassical, and built between 1852 and 1908.

  1. New England Congregational Church Designated landmark
    370 feet
  2. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    570 feet
  3. Long Island Business College Designated landmark
    610 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Williamsburg Bridge Plaza and Playground.

  1. George Washington at Valley Forge Statue by Henry Merwin Shrady, 1906
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 6 parks
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  2. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  3. Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel School
    1,040 feet
Show all 8
  1. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    1,120 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet
  3. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet
  4. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,280 feet
  5. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sobel Playground
    750 feet
  2. La Guardia Playground
    760 feet
  3. Continental Army Plaza
    930 feet
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  1. Roebling Playground
    960 feet
  2. Marcy Green South Park
    1,040 feet
  3. Marcy Park South Park
    1,050 feet
  4. Bedford Playground
    1,110 feet
  5. Rodney Park Center Park
    1,130 feet
  6. Marcy Green Center Park
    1,180 feet
  7. Rodney Park South Park
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    900 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    390 feet
  2. Kings County Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    520 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williams Plaza Community Center
    620 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    280 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    530 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    560 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Central Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    710 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and 31 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Roebling 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.