Driggs Avenue & South 9th Street

Driggs Avenue and South 9th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. New England Congregational Church, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 230 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 22 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
1,320 feet · 5 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
490 feet
Division Av/Driggs Av · B62
Within a walk
22 places
7 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Driggs Avenue & South 9th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 1,320 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    1,320 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 …

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Division Av/Driggs Av, 490 feet away, for the B62.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bedford Ave & S 9 St 23 docks in all
    480 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
    0.7 miles
  2. 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    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 five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 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
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of South 9th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of South 9th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

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 1868 and 1883.

  1. New England Congregational Church Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Long Island Business College Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    640 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Cohn Square.

  1. Harold W. Cohn Bas-relief by Stanislaw Lutostanski, 1991
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 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
    620 feet
  2. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  3. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of Williamsburg Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bedford Playground
    280 feet
  2. Sobel Playground
    610 feet
  3. La Casita Verde Community Garden
    760 feet
Show all 7
  1. Cohn Triangle
    840 feet
  2. Roebling Playground
    890 feet
  3. Epiphany Playground
    910 feet
  4. Continental Army Plaza
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    950 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  2. Kings County Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane House of worship
    960 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williams Plaza Community Center
    690 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    970 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,180 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Central Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Driggs Avenue or South 9th 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.