Division Avenue & Lee Avenue

Division Avenue and Lee Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sobel Playground is 50 feet away, and Williamsburgh Library is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
1,200 feet · 5 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Division Av/Lee Av · B62
Within a walk
42 places
17 religious buildings, 7 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Division Avenue & Lee Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    1,200 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
    0.4 miles
    J M

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Division Av/Lee Av, 50 feet away, for the B62.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Division Av/Lee Av B62
    50 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lee Ave & Taylor St 25 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 687 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

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
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Division Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Lee Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lee Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 307553.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italianate and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1852 and 1892.

  1. New England Congregational Church Designated landmark
    410 feet
  2. Long Island Business College Designated landmark
    790 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Cohn Square.

  1. Harold W. Cohn Bas-relief by Stanislaw Lutostanski, 1991
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 parks
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel School
    150 feet
  2. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    390 feet
  3. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    630 feet
Show all 12
  1. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    810 feet
  2. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    810 feet
  3. P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly School
    850 feet
  4. Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School NYC School
    850 feet
  5. Bais Yakov Dkhal Adas Yereim HS School
    870 feet
  6. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    1,030 feet
  7. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,130 feet
  8. Little Giants Child Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet
  9. Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of Williamsburg Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sobel Playground
    50 feet
  2. Roebling Playground
    330 feet
  3. La Casita Verde Community Garden
    710 feet
Show all 8
  1. Bedford Playground
    530 feet
  2. Cohn Triangle
    770 feet
  3. Marcy Park South Park
    1,010 feet
  4. Rodney Park South Park
    1,210 feet
  5. Epiphany Playground
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  2. Williamsburgh Library
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williams Plaza Community Center
    600 feet
  2. Older adult center at 114 Taylor Street Older adult center
    1,170 feet
  3. Independence Towers Community Center
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    620 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Central Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 29 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Division Avenue or Lee Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.