Driggs Avenue & South 5th Street

Driggs Avenue and South 5th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 887 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 57 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
1,230 feet · 5 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Driggs Av/S 4 St · B62
Within a walk
24 places
7 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Driggs Avenue & South 5th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    1,230 feet
    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. Hewes St J, M
    0.5 miles
    J M

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, 160 feet away, for the B62.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Driggs Avenue and South 5th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 5 Pl & S 5 St 43 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 990 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 887 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Southbound on Driggs Avenue596
Eastbound on South 5th Street291
Total887

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

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
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 77 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

West side of Driggs Avenue

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

North side of South 5th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of South 5th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1852 and 1906.

  1. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    250 feet
  2. Kings County Savings Bank Designated landmark
    480 feet
  3. Long Island Business College Designated landmark
    520 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
    370 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
  2. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    870 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    870 feet
Show all 6
  1. C'E Montessori School
    1,050 feet
  2. Guidepost Fic B Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,220 feet
  3. Guidepost Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Continental Army Plaza
    310 feet
  2. La Guardia Playground
    1,020 feet
  3. Berry Playground
    1,030 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bedford Playground
    1,120 feet
  2. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    770 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New England Congregational Church and Rectory Listed historic place
    930 feet
  2. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    170 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    570 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    700 feet
  2. Williams Plaza Community Center
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    920 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,170 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Central 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 57 places to eat and 22 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 5th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.