Driggs Avenue & North 1st Street

Driggs Avenue and North 1st Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Fillmore Place Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Grand Street Community Garden is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 128 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Av
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Driggs Av/Grand St · B62
Within a walk
30 places
10 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Driggs Avenue & North 1st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av L
    1,290 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.4 miles
    G L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “No Less Than Everything Comes Together” (2021) by Marcel Dzama at the Bedford Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Driggs Av/Grand St, 280 feet away, for the B62.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Driggs Av/Grand St B62 · Shelter
    280 feet
    B62
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Driggs Avenue.

  • 100 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Driggs Ave & S 2 St 30 docks in all
    650 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. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 134 North 4th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,260 feet
  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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

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)
Williamsburg
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the sawtooth oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of North 1st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of North 1st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Fillmore Place Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 27 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1854 and 1868.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Guidepost Fic B Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    530 feet
  2. Guidepost Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    530 feet
  3. Conselyea Preparatory School
    980 feet
Show all 11
  1. Kings Bay YM-YWHA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  3. P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth School
    980 feet
  4. Unity Preparatory Upper Charter School of Brooklyn School
    1,030 feet
  5. KidCo Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,120 feet
  6. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    1,290 feet
  7. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    1,290 feet
  8. Chabad of North Brooklyn Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Street Community Garden
    190 feet
  2. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    750 feet
  3. Ascenzi Square
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. Northside Community Garden
    860 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 35 Ambulance station
    910 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. City Reliquary Museum
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Consolation Church House of worship
    710 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    870 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Metropolitan Recreation Center
    420 feet
  2. Older adult center at 179 North 6th Street Older adult center
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    750 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    840 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    980 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    600 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    1,060 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    900 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 128 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Driggs Avenue or North 1st Street.

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