Broadway & Whipple Street

Broadway and Whipple Street meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bartlett Playground is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
14 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flushing Av
700 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
Broadway/Thornton St · B46
Within a walk
20 places
8 religious buildings, 3 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Whipple Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flushing Av, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flushing Av J, M
    700 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. Lorimer St J, M
    940 feet
    J M
  2. Flushing Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Migration” (2006) by Robin Holder at the Flushing Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Thornton St, 240 feet away, for the B46.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Thornton St B46
    240 feet
    B46

Next buses at this stop

  1. B46 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Broadway and Whipple Street.

  • 73 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Whipple St 27 docks in all
    80 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 212 Harrison Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,060 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
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)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 252 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Broadway (north side).

South side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

North side of Whipple Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Whipple Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308968 and 333057.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical, and built between 1921 and 1923.

  1. Williamsburg Branch, Public National Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 college
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Boricua College - Brooklyn College
    490 feet
  2. Uta 110 School
    660 feet
  3. P.S. 257 John F. Hylan School
    980 feet
Show all 6
  1. Ohel Chaya School
    1,180 feet
  2. Congregation Luminous Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,290 feet
  3. Luminous Bushwick Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bartlett Playground
    630 feet
  2. Bushwick Garden - Bushwick Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,080 feet

Health care

  1. Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Hospital
    1,220 feet
  2. EMS Station 57 Ambulance station
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints RC Church House of worship
    390 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Metropolitan Post Office Listed historic place
    790 feet
  2. Older adult center at 80 Seigel Street Older adult center
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    580 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    650 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    430 feet
  2. Green Corner Fish & Farmers Market Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    730 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Whipple Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, 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.