Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Lee Avenue

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Lee Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marcy Park South is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 59 public places, 36 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
31 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
1,310 feet · 5 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
Lee Av/Ross St · B44
Within a walk
59 places
36 religious buildings, 10 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Lee Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    1,310 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 Lee Av/Ross St, 330 feet away, for the B44.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lee Av/Ross St B44
    330 feet
    B44

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lee Ave & Taylor St 25 docks in all
    900 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 711 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 31 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 public places.

  • 36 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    390 feet
  2. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    480 feet
  3. Uta 212 School
    650 feet
Show all 18
  1. United Talmudical Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    820 feet
  2. Bais Ruchel Dsatmar School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    870 feet
  3. Uta 590 School
    930 feet
  4. Beth Chana School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    940 feet
  5. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  6. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    1,030 feet
  7. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    1,060 feet
  8. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,070 feet
  9. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    1,080 feet
  10. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    1,130 feet
  11. Yeshiva Early Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet
  12. P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly School
    1,190 feet
  13. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
  14. Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School NYC School
    1,190 feet
  15. Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Roebling Playground
    760 feet
  2. Marcy Park South Park
    950 feet
  3. Sobel Playground
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rodney Park South Park
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration RC Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Central Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 24 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Lee Avenue.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.