Cherry Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Cherry Street and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sgt. William Dougherty Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cherry St/Vandervoort Av, is 50 feet away for the B24, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1928, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cherry St/Vandervoort Av, 50 feet away, for the B24.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cherry St/Vandervoort Av B2450 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Van Dam St & Meeker Ave 31 docks in all720 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 880 feet by car along the streets.
- 546 Morgan Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11222
- 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
- A designated truck route
- A posted limit of 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1928.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Cardinal' crabapple.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sgt. William Dougherty Playground40 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store800 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Meeker Avenue & Vandervoort Avenue at Cherry Street 50 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Vandervoort Avenue at Apollo Street 210 feet
- Vandervoort Avenue & Anthony Street 230 feet
- Porter Avenue & Cherry Street 370 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Hausman Street 480 feet
- Vandervoort Avenue & Lombardy Street 490 feet
- Porter Avenue & Anthony Street 520 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Van Dam Street 540 feet
See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Cherry Street.