Driggs Avenue & South 4th Street

Driggs Avenue and South 4th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The statue “George Washington at Valley Forge” is 400 feet away, and Grand Street Community Garden is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 66 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Driggs Av/S 4 St · B62
Within a walk
27 places
8 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Driggs Avenue & South 4th Street 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
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  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. Bedford Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Driggs Av/S 4 St, 110 feet away, for the B62.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Driggs Avenue and South 4th Street.

  • 90 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. S 5 Pl & S 5 St 43 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 1,240 feet 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
    0.5 miles
  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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
48 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 80 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and February 2025, 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 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of South 4th Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of South 4th Street

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

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1870 and 1892.

  1. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    480 feet
  2. Kings County Savings Bank Designated landmark
    650 feet
  3. Long Island Business College Designated landmark
    760 feet

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
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    320 feet
  2. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    620 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    620 feet
Show all 7
  1. C'E Montessori School
    800 feet
  2. Guidepost Fic B Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    970 feet
  3. Guidepost Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
  4. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Continental Army Plaza
    330 feet
  2. Berry Playground
    780 feet
  3. La Guardia Playground
    790 feet
Show all 6
  1. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    940 feet
  2. Berry Street Garden
    1,180 feet
  3. Grand Street Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New England Congregational Church and Rectory Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  2. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    220 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    320 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    470 feet
  2. Williamsburg Post Office
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

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