Driggs Avenue & South 1st Street

Driggs Avenue and South 1st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. First Spanish Presbyterian Church is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 116 places to eat.

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

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    J M Z

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, 110 feet away, for the B62.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Driggs Avenue.

  • 113 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Driggs Ave & S 2 St 30 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 134 North 4th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1927.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of South 1st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of South 1st Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

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 31 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Guidepost Fic B Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    170 feet
  2. Guidepost Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    170 feet
  3. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    930 feet
Show all 9
  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    930 feet
  3. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  4. C'E Montessori School
    1,030 feet
  5. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School
    1,120 feet
  6. Kings Bay YM-YWHA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    390 feet
  2. Grand Street Community Garden
    490 feet
  3. Continental Army Plaza
    1,140 feet
Show all 8
  1. Ascenzi Square
    1,190 feet
  2. William Sheridan Playground
    1,210 feet
  3. Berry Street Garden
    1,220 feet
  4. Northside Community Garden
    1,220 feet
  5. Berry Playground
    1,230 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 35 Ambulance station
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    510 feet
  2. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. Our Lady of Consolation Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Metropolitan Recreation Center
    690 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    380 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    960 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,260 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 116 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Driggs Avenue or South 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.