Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Borinquen Place

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Borinquen Place meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Blue Playground is 330 feet away, and J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, eight of them parks, and 53 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
940 feet · 4 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Marcy Av/S 2 St · B24
Within a walk
30 places
8 parks, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Borinquen Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    940 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. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.3 miles
    G L
  2. 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 Marcy Av/S 2 St, 190 feet away, for the B24.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av/S 2 St B24
    190 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 66 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Rodney St 21 docks in all
    760 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 670 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    0.4 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 one crash 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 February 2026.

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

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • A posted limit of 45 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1923.

Since 2014 at least 144 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    620 feet
  2. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  3. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
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  1. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    980 feet
  2. Two by Two Childcare Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  3. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    1,240 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    1,240 feet
  5. Amazing Explorers Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet
  6. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rodney Playground Center Park
    170 feet
  2. Marcy Green North Park
    230 feet
  3. Blue Playground
    330 feet
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  1. Strawberry Playground
    400 feet
  2. Rodney Playground South Playground
    400 feet
  3. Marcy Green Center Park
    480 feet
  4. Rodney Park North Park
    690 feet
  5. Marcy Green South Park
    740 feet
  6. La Guardia Playground
    790 feet
  7. Rodney Park Center Park
    960 feet
  8. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    1,050 feet
  9. Jaime Campiz Playground
    1,120 feet
  10. Marcy Park South Park
    1,150 feet
  11. Continental Army Plaza
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    380 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,130 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Borinquen Place or Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Sources: 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 Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.