Driggs Avenue & Division Avenue

Driggs Avenue and Division Avenue meet at a three-way junction in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bedford Playground is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Division Av/Driggs Av · B62
Within a walk
36 places
16 religious buildings, 7 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Driggs Avenue & Division Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.3 miles
    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/Driggs Av, 170 feet away, for the B62.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 687 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.7 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Division Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

East side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

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
    460 feet
  2. Long Island Business College Designated landmark
    700 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
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel School
    310 feet
  2. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  3. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    870 feet
Show all 10
  1. Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of Williamsburg Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  2. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    1,060 feet
  3. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet
  4. Bais Yakov Dkhal Adas Yereim HS School
    1,090 feet
  5. P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly School
    1,100 feet
  6. Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School NYC School
    1,100 feet
  7. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bedford Playground
    290 feet
  2. Sobel Playground
    300 feet
  3. La Casita Verde Community Garden
    460 feet
Show all 7
  1. Cohn Triangle
    530 feet
  2. Roebling Playground
    570 feet
  3. Epiphany Playground
    1,020 feet
  4. Marcy Park South Park
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williams Plaza Community Center
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    870 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Central Market Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 27 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Division Avenue or Driggs 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.