Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & South 5th Street

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and South 5th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 280 feet away, and Beth Rachel School for Girls is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about two minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, eight of them parks, and 40 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
420 feet · 2 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
S 5 St/Rodney St · B60
Within a walk
33 places
8 parks, 7 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & South 5th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 420 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    420 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
    1,180 feet
    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 5 St/Rodney St, 280 feet away, for the B60.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. S 5 St/Rodney St B60
    280 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 77 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1,260 feet 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
    1,020 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 151 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 96 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
    280 feet
  2. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    320 feet
  2. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    490 feet
  3. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    970 feet
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  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    730 feet
  2. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    1,020 feet
  3. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  4. Bnos Yakov School
    1,180 feet
  5. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  6. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Green Center Park
    60 feet
  2. Marcy Green South Park
    60 feet
  3. Strawberry Playground
    490 feet
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  1. Rodney Park Center Park
    80 feet
  2. Rodney Park North Park
    80 feet
  3. Rodney Playground South Playground
    500 feet
  4. Marcy Green North Park
    500 feet
  5. Rodney Park South Park
    550 feet
  6. Marcy Park South Park
    620 feet
  7. La Guardia Playground
    640 feet
  8. Rodney Playground Center Park
    740 feet
  9. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    750 feet
  10. Hooper Grove Garden
    980 feet
  11. Blue Playground
    1,000 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library Landmark
    1,010 feet
  2. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    560 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    540 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    800 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    620 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 26 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 23 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or South 5th Street.

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.