Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & South 9th Street

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and South 9th Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marcy Park South is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
310 feet · 1 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Broadway/Marcy Av · T422
Within a walk
45 places
14 religious buildings, 8 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & South 9th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    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
    920 feet
    J M
  2. Broadway G
    0.4 miles
    G

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Marcy Av, 110 feet away, for the T422.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Marcy Av T422
    110 feet
    T422

Next buses at this stop

  1. T422 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 66 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Division Ave & Marcy Ave 33 docks in all
    690 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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)
South 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 146 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 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
    380 feet
  2. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    270 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    330 feet
  3. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    690 feet
Show all 14
  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. Bnos Yakov School
    920 feet
  3. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    920 feet
  4. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  5. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    950 feet
  6. Uta 212 School
    1,000 feet
  7. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    1,060 feet
  8. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  9. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    1,120 feet
  10. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,200 feet
  11. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Park South Park
    50 feet
  2. Rodney Park South Park
    70 feet
  3. Strawberry Playground
    810 feet
Show all 13
  1. Rodney Park Center Park
    310 feet
  2. Marcy Green South Park
    450 feet
  3. Rodney Park North Park
    530 feet
  4. Marcy Green Center Park
    660 feet
  5. Rodney Playground South Playground
    810 feet
  6. Marcy Green North Park
    940 feet
  7. Rodney Playground Center Park
    1,060 feet
  8. La Guardia Playground
    1,070 feet
  9. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    1,070 feet
  10. Hooper Grove Garden
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library Landmark
    680 feet
  2. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    1,000 feet
  2. Williams Plaza Community Center
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    170 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    770 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    530 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 31 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 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or South 9th 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.