Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & South 4th Street

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and South 4th Street 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. Marcy Green Center is 60 feet away, and Hooper Grove is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, eight of them parks, and 47 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
690 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
S 4 St/Rodney St · B60
Within a walk
28 places
8 parks, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & South 4th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 690 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    690 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
  2. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.4 miles
    G L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is S 4 St/Rodney St, 220 feet away, for the B60.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. S 4 St/Rodney St B60
    220 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on South 4th Street.

  • 81 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Rodney St 21 docks in all
    150 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
    0.6 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    390 feet

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 July 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)
Williamsburg

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 176 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 127 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. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark
    440 feet
  2. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    560 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 8 parks
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  2. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    710 feet
  3. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    930 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,000 feet
  3. Nuestros Ninos Day Car 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  4. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    1,290 feet
  5. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Green Center Park
    60 feet
  2. Marcy Green North Park
    70 feet
  3. Strawberry Playground
    90 feet
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  1. Rodney Playground South Playground
    90 feet
  2. Rodney Park North Park
    90 feet
  3. Rodney Playground Center Park
    480 feet
  4. Marcy Green South Park
    490 feet
  5. Rodney Park Center Park
    490 feet
  6. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    490 feet
  7. Blue Playground
    740 feet
  8. Rodney Park South Park
    820 feet
  9. Marcy Park South Park
    890 feet
  10. La Guardia Playground
    900 feet
  11. Hooper Grove Garden
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    810 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,070 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    890 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 places to eat and 24 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 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or South 4th Street.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.