Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Broadway

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Broadway meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marcy Green South is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about a minute on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
140 feet · 1 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Broadway/Marcy Av · B24, B46, B106, T432
Within a walk
45 places
13 religious buildings, 8 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Broadway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 140 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    140 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
    900 feet
    J M
  2. Broadway G
    0.4 miles
    G

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/Marcy Av, 90 feet away, for the B24, B46, B106 and T432.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Marcy Av B24, B46, B106, T432
    90 feet
    B24 B46 B106 T432

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …
  2. B46 …
  3. B106 …
  4. T432 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 66 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1,280 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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)
South Williamsburg

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 146 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 8 parks
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    210 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    480 feet
  3. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    740 feet
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  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  2. Bnos Yakov School
    910 feet
  3. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    910 feet
  4. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  5. Uta 212 School
    1,050 feet
  6. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    1,090 feet
  7. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    1,200 feet
  8. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet
  9. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    1,230 feet
  10. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,250 feet
  11. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Green South Park
    60 feet
  2. Marcy Park South Park
    70 feet
  3. Strawberry Playground
    750 feet
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  1. Rodney Park Center Park
    70 feet
  2. Rodney Park South Park
    270 feet
  3. Rodney Park North Park
    480 feet
  4. Marcy Green Center Park
    500 feet
  5. Rodney Playground South Playground
    750 feet
  6. Marcy Green North Park
    770 feet
  7. La Guardia Playground
    900 feet
  8. Rodney Playground Center Park
    1,000 feet
  9. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    1,010 feet
  10. Hooper Grove Garden
    1,240 feet
  11. Blue Playground
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library Landmark
    730 feet
  2. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    870 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    830 feet
  2. Williams Plaza Community Center
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    160 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    600 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    360 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 30 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 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway 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.