Cook Street & White Street
Cook Street and White Street meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Green Central Knoll is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, Morgan Av, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them parks, and 29 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Morgan Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Morgan Av L0.3 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Flushing Av J, M0.5 milesJ M
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Evergreen Av, 360 feet away, for the B57.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Evergreen Av B57360 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- White St & Moore St 21 docks in all520 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1119 Flushing Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 10 Montieth Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes 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 November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11206
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 135 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Cook Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 6AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
East side of White Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-6AM
West side of White Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-6AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 police station
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Williamsburg Charter High School490 feet
- P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Green Central Knoll Park380 feet
- Green Central Knoll Playground540 feet
- Gilbert Ramirez Park910 feet
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- Gilbert Ramirez Park Playground1,070 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #3 Police station970 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Green Corner Fish & Farmers Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Evergreen Avenue & Cook Street 100 feet
- Varet Street & White Street 260 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Evergreen Avenue 340 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Central Avenue 470 feet
- Bogart Street & Cook Street 500 feet
- Moore Street & White Street 520 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Bogart Street 650 feet
- Central Avenue & Forrest Street 730 feet
See every intersection along Cook Street or White Street.