Driggs Avenue & North 4th Street

Driggs Avenue and North 4th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Conselyea Preparatory School is 440 feet away, and Jaime Campiz Playground is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 132 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Av
730 feet · 3 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Driggs Av/N 4 St · B62
Within a walk
33 places
10 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Driggs Avenue & North 4th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av L
    730 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/N 4 St, 110 feet away, for the B62.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Driggs Av/N 4 St B62
    110 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Driggs Avenue.

  • 102 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Roebling St & N 4 St 25 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 134 North 4th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    660 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and April 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of North 4th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of North 4th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING NOON-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

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 33 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Conselyea Preparatory School
    440 feet
  2. P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth School
    440 feet
  3. Unity Preparatory Upper Charter School of Brooklyn School
    480 feet
Show all 12
  1. KidCo Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    560 feet
  2. Chabad of North Brooklyn Pre-K
    740 feet
  3. Kings Bay YM-YWHA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  4. Guidepost Fic B Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,080 feet
  5. Guidepost Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
  6. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet
  7. Brooklyn Preparatory High School
    1,290 feet
  8. Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design School
    1,290 feet
  9. Williamsburg Preparatory School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Northside Community Garden
    310 feet
  2. Ascenzi Square
    470 feet
  3. Grand Street Community Garden
    720 feet
Show all 5
  1. Jaime Campiz Playground
    1,260 feet
  2. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. North 5th Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,140 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 35 Ambulance station
    660 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. City Reliquary Museum
    860 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Consolation Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
  2. Annunciation Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 179 North 6th Street Older adult center
    660 feet
  2. Metropolitan Recreation Center
    720 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    540 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    590 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    560 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    690 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 132 places to eat and 12 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 4th 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.