Devoe Street & Olive Street
Devoe Street and Olive Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Powers Street Garden is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand St, is about four minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them gardens, and 26 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Grand St, 1,130 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Grand St L1,130 feetL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Graham Av L0.3 milesL
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Gratitudes off Grand” (2023) by Glendalys Medina at the Grand St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Grand St/Waterbury St, 550 feet away, for the Q54 and Q59.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand St/Waterbury St Q54, Q59550 feetQ54 Q59
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Powers St & Olive St 19 docks in all250 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1039 Grand Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 April 2025.
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)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 61 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Devoe Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Devoe Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Olive Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Olive Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 gardens
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 dog run
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Carrig Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5870 feet
- East Williamsburg Scholars Academy School1,010 feet
- Progress High School for Professional Careers School1,010 feet
Show all 4
- The High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology School1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Olive Street Garden210 feet
- Powers Street Garden550 feet
- Cooper Park560 feet
Show all 8
- Orient Grove Garden670 feet
- Carnegie Playground990 feet
- Dog Run in Cooper Park Dog run1,120 feet
- Memorial Gore Park1,150 feet
- Red Shed Community Garden1,160 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bushwick War Memorial Monument or memorial1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and seven 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Powers Street & Olive Street 250 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Olive Street 260 feet
- Devoe Street & Catherine Street 400 feet
- Devoe Street & Judge Street 520 feet
- Grand Street & Olive Street 520 feet
- Sharon Street & Olive Street 530 feet
- Grand Street & Waterbury Street 560 feet
- Powers Street & Catherine Street 640 feet
See every intersection along Devoe Street or Olive Street.