Grand Street & Leonard Street

Grand Street and Leonard Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Williamsburg Houses stands 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about five minutes on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 68 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
20 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Grand St/Lorimer St · Q54, Q59
Within a walk
20 places
7 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Grand Street & Leonard Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.3 miles
    G L

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand St L
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. Graham Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Signs of Life” (2000) by Jackie Chang and “Personal Choice #5” (2023) by Chloë Bass at the Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand St/Lorimer St, 370 feet away, for the Q54 and Q59.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand St/Lorimer St Q54, Q59
    370 feet
    Q54 Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Grand Street and Leonard Street.

  • 72 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Leonard St & Maujer St 24 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    740 feet
  2. 462 Keap Street Charging for electric cars, six 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 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, January 2020
  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 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)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 181 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Grand Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 2PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 7 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Grand Street

  • No stopping 8 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Leonard Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Leonard Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301356, 303286 and 312083.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modern. They were built between 1935 and 1938.

  1. Williamsburg Houses Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 garden
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 018 Edward Bush School
    460 feet
  2. Bushwick United Housing Dev Fund/ Bushwick United Hs/ Early Learn Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
  3. Bushwick Improvement Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
Show all 7
  1. St. Nicks Alliance Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  2. Brooklyn Latin School, The School
    1,260 feet
  3. Lyons Community School
    1,260 feet
  4. The Williamsburg High School of Art and Technology School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Martinez Playground
    1,170 feet
  2. Ten Eyck Plaza Playground
    1,190 feet
  3. Ten Eyck Garden
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Moslem Mosque Listed historic place
    370 feet
  2. Leonard Library
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 211 Ainslie Street Older adult center
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    690 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 68 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Grand Street or Leonard Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.