Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Kent Avenue
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Kent Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 103 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Classon Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kent Av/Williamsburg St East, is 110 feet away for the B62, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kent Av/Williamsburg St East, 110 feet away, for the B62.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kent Av/Williamsburg St East B62110 feetB62
Next buses at this stop
- B62 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Wallabout St & Kent Ave 23 docks in all500 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 711 Kent Avenue Gas station210 feet
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 103 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 93 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11249
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Williamsburg
The streets
- Up to six travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.
- 11 religious buildings
- 10 schools
- 8 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Beth Hillel of Williamsburg School490 feet
- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Boys School490 feet
- Central Uta Boys Division School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5550 feet
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- United Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5790 feet
- Beth Rachel School-Girls-720 School950 feet
- Williamsburg Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5960 feet
- KHHD Yoel of Satmar BP School1,000 feet
- Child care center at 77-87 Wallabout Street School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,010 feet
- Gan Bnos Yisroel Preschool, ages 2 to 51,030 feet
- School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 2 to 51,030 feet
- Yeshiva Bnos Israel School1,110 feet
- Omni Childhood Center - Heyward School1,120 feet
- Cong Yeshuos Moshe of Williamsburg School1,130 feet
- Darkei Tshivo of Dinov School1,130 feet
- Talmud Torah Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School1,130 feet
- Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Pre-K1,180 feet
- Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School1,210 feet
- Yeshiva Early Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 51,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Classon Playground50 feet
- Classon Triangle320 feet
- Penn Triangle Playground320 feet
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- Steuben Playground1,020 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 211/Ladder 119 Fire station660 feet
Supermarkets
- One Stop Kosher Supermarket1,130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kent Avenue & Williamsburg Street East 50 feet
- Kent Avenue & Williamsburg Street West 140 feet
- Williamsburg Street East & Penn Street 230 feet
- Kent Avenue & Classon Avenue 280 feet
- Williamsburg Street West & Hewes Street 380 feet
- Kent Avenue & Wallabout Street 470 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Penn Street 510 feet
- Classon Avenue & Wallabout Street 520 feet
See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Kent Avenue.