Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Lorimer Street
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Lorimer Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Badame Sessa Triangle is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about three minutes on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them parks, and 53 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Of 45 trees NYC Parks records within 330 feet, the Japanese zelkova is most common.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L910 feetG L
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Bedford Av L0.4 milesL
- Graham Av L0.4 milesL
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Signs of Life” (2000) by Jackie Chang and “Personal Choice #5” (2023) by Chloë Bass at the Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Lorimer St/Meeker Av, 130 feet away, for the B48.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorimer St/Meeker Av B48130 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Frost St & Meeker Ave 38 docks in all500 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 112 Richardson Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 395 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1,200 feet
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11211
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 33 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 94
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 38 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Father Giorgio Square.
- Father Giorgio Memorial Stele by A.S. Cianfarani, 1954150 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 parks
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 pedestrian plazas
- 1 community center
- 1 fire station
- 1 recreation center
Schools and child care
- City Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5350 feet
- The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5770 feet
- Learning Steps Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5860 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Father Giorgio Triangle130 feet
- Badame Sessa Triangle440 feet
- Mt. Carmel Triangle650 feet
Show all 6
- McCarren Park910 feet
- Macri Triangle930 feet
- Pvt. Sonsire Triangle1,290 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Frost Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza430 feet
- North 10th & Union Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza990 feet
Community centers and public services
- School Settlement Association Community Center1,060 feet
- McCarren Play Center Recreation center1,230 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 229/Ladder 146 Fire station970 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 53 places to eat and nine food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Lorimer Street & Meeker Avenue 80 feet
- Lorimer Street & Meeker Avenue at Withers Street 80 feet
- Lorimer Street & Jackson Street 190 feet
- Lorimer Street & Frost Street 330 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Withers Street 350 feet
- Lorimer Street & Skillman Avenue 450 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Jackson Street 560 feet
- Leonard Street & Withers Street 580 feet
See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Lorimer Street.