Broadway & South 8th Street

Broadway and South 8th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 420 feet away, and George B. Post Plaza is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about a minute on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, eight of them parks, and 42 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
280 feet · 1 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Broadway/Roebling St · B32, Q59
Within a walk
33 places
8 parks, 8 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & South 8th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    280 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
    0.3 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, 60 feet away, for the B32 and Q59.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Roebling St B32, Q59
    60 feet
    B32 Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 70 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Roebling St 27 docks in all
    270 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
    0.6 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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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)
Williamsburg
Elevation
41 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 119 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

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 standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of South 8th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

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

  1. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    420 feet
  2. New England Congregational Church Designated landmark
    570 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
    560 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
  3. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    890 feet
Show all 8
  1. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  2. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet
  3. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    1,020 feet
  4. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet
  5. Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. La Guardia Playground
    460 feet
  2. Marcy Green South Park
    740 feet
  3. Marcy Park South Park
    750 feet
Show all 11
  1. Rodney Park Center Park
    830 feet
  2. Marcy Green Center Park
    880 feet
  3. Sobel Playground
    960 feet
  4. Rodney Park South Park
    1,000 feet
  5. Rodney Park North Park
    1,100 feet
  6. Marcy Green North Park
    1,150 feet
  7. Roebling Playground
    1,160 feet
  8. Continental Army Plaza
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    100 feet
  2. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    820 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williams Plaza Community Center
    710 feet
  2. Williamsburg Post Office
    1,050 feet
  3. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    230 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Central Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    410 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and 30 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or South 8th 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.