Driggs Avenue & South 8th Street

Driggs Avenue and South 8th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Long Island Business College, one of seven Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 170 feet away, and First Spanish Presbyterian Church is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 48 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
Driggs Av/Broadway · B62
Within a walk
22 places
6 religious buildings, 5 playgrounds and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Driggs Avenue & South 8th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    1,020 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/Broadway, 250 feet away, for the B62.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Driggs Av/Broadway B62
    250 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Roebling St 27 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 687 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
46 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 3 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
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Driggs Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of South 8th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of South 8th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 337389.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Seven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Second Empire, and built between 1852 and 1906.

  1. Long Island Business College Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. New England Congregational Church Designated landmark
    280 feet
  3. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    340 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
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel School
    920 feet
  2. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  3. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bedford Playground
    580 feet
  2. Continental Army Plaza
    820 feet
  3. Sobel Playground
    910 feet
Show all 8
  1. La Casita Verde Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  2. Cohn Triangle
    1,140 feet
  3. Roebling Playground
    1,190 feet
  4. La Guardia Playground
    1,190 feet
  5. Epiphany Playground
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    650 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    790 feet
  2. Kings County Savings Bank Listed historic place
    810 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    660 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williams Plaza Community Center
    980 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    670 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    960 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Central Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 places to eat and 24 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 8th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.