Graham Avenue & Skillman Avenue

Graham Avenue and Skillman Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. School Settlement Association Community Center is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Graham Av, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 43 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Graham Av
500 feet · 2 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Graham Av/Jackson St · B43
Within a walk
15 places
7 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Graham Avenue & Skillman Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Graham Av, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av L
    500 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.4 miles
    G L
  2. Grand St L
    0.4 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Jackson St, 170 feet away, for the B43.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av/Jackson St B43 · Shelter
    170 feet
    B43
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 69 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Graham Ave & Conselyea St 30 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 65 Kingsland Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    950 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Graham Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Graham Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY NOON-7PM TUESDAY-SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY 7AM-NOON

North side of Skillman Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

South side of Skillman Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309794 and 329230.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    230 feet
  2. NYSARC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    630 feet
  3. P.S. 132 the Conselyea School
    720 feet
Show all 4
  1. Nysarc NYC - Francis of Paola School
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Memorial Gore Park
    1,000 feet
  2. Red Shed Community Garden
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bushwick War Memorial Monument or memorial
    970 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis of Paola Church House of worship
    710 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. School Settlement Association Community Center
    690 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    950 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Graham Avenue or Skillman Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.