Driggs Avenue & South 2nd Street

Driggs Avenue and South 2nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 221/Ladder 104 firehouse is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 112 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Driggs Av/S 2 St · B62
Within a walk
25 places
9 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Driggs Avenue & South 2nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

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

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Driggs Av/S 2 St B62
    110 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Driggs Avenue.

  • 108 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 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
    30 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
    0.9 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
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1922.

Since 2014 at least 25 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

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

East side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of South 2nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of South 2nd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 28 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1854 and 1868.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Williamsburg Bridge Plaza and Playground.

  1. George Washington at Valley Forge Statue by Henry Merwin Shrady, 1906
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    260 feet
  2. Guidepost Fic B Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    420 feet
  3. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    680 feet
Show all 7
  1. Guidepost Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    420 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    680 feet
  3. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  4. C'E Montessori School
    780 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    380 feet
  2. Grand Street Community Garden
    750 feet
  3. Continental Army Plaza
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Berry Street Garden
    970 feet
  2. Berry Playground
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    260 feet
  2. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    770 feet
  3. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. Our Lady of Consolation Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Metropolitan Recreation Center
    940 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 112 places to eat and 17 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 Driggs Avenue or South 2nd 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.