Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Union Avenue

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Union Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 52 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mt. Carmel Triangle is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about two minutes on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, five of them parks, and 66 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
45 hurt
52 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
490 feet · 2 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Union Av/Metropolitan Av · T403, T422
Within a walk
18 places
5 parks, 4 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    490 feet
    G L

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Bedford Av L
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. Graham Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

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 Union Av/Metropolitan Av, 390 feet away, for the T403 and T422.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Union Av/Metropolitan Av T403, T422
    390 feet
    T403 T422

Next buses at this stop

  1. T403 …
  2. T422 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Union Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Union Ave & Jackson St 19 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 167-149 Meeker Avenue Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    640 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 52 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 44 people injured
  • 1 person 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 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Macri Triangle.

  1. Greenpoint World War II Memorial Stele, 1954
    360 feet
  2. Father Giorgio Memorial Stele by A.S. Cianfarani, 1954
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 parks
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 pedestrian plazas
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. City Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    580 feet
  2. The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    580 feet
  3. Brooklyn Preparatory High School
    1,220 feet
Show all 7
  1. Learning Steps Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  2. Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design School
    1,220 feet
  3. Williamsburg Preparatory School
    1,220 feet
  4. Bedford Stuy New Beginnings CHS School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mt. Carmel Triangle
    160 feet
  2. Macri Triangle
    160 feet
  3. Father Giorgio Triangle
    730 feet
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  1. Jaime Campiz Playground
    800 feet
  2. Pvt. Sonsire Triangle
    1,130 feet
  3. Badame Sessa Triangle
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. North 10th & Union Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    820 feet
  2. North 5th Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,120 feet
  3. Frost Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Annunciation Church House of worship
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 places to eat and ten 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 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

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, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.