Division Avenue & Wilson Street

Division Avenue and Wilson Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov is 180 feet away, and Transfiguration RC Church is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 56 public places, 24 of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
680 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Havemeyer St/Division Av · B62
Within a walk
56 places
24 religious buildings, 10 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Division Avenue & Wilson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 680 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    680 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
    0.3 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 Havemeyer St/Division Av, 220 feet away, for the B62.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Havemeyer St/Division Av B62
    220 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 59 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Division Ave & Marcy Ave 33 docks in all
    450 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. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 138 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the green ash and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Division Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-10:30AM 2PM-4:30PM

North side of Wilson Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

South side of Wilson Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SUNDAY-THURSDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1903 and 1905.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 56 public places.

  • 24 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 parks
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    160 feet
  2. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    180 feet
  3. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    290 feet
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  1. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    300 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    440 feet
  3. Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel School
    840 feet
  4. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    880 feet
  5. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    880 feet
  6. Uta 212 School
    890 feet
  7. P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly School
    990 feet
  8. Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School NYC School
    990 feet
  9. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,020 feet
  10. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,090 feet
  11. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  12. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  13. Bnos Yakov School
    1,200 feet
  14. Bais Yakov Dkhal Adas Yereim HS School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Park South Park
    320 feet
  2. Rodney Park South Park
    520 feet
  3. Roebling Playground
    550 feet
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  1. Sobel Playground
    550 feet
  2. Marcy Green South Park
    890 feet
  3. Rodney Park Center Park
    980 feet
  4. Marcy Green Center Park
    1,030 feet
  5. La Guardia Playground
    1,030 feet
  6. Bedford Playground
    1,220 feet
  7. Rodney Park North Park
    1,240 feet
  8. Marcy Green North Park
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library Landmark
    560 feet
  2. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    790 feet
  3. New England Congregational Church and Rectory Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration RC Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williams Plaza Community Center
    510 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    600 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    730 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    760 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    900 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 35 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Division Avenue or Wilson Street.

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