Grand Street & River Street

Grand Street and River Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Domino Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kent Av/S 1 St, is 320 feet away for the B32 and Q59, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 35 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Williamsburg Bridge
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Kent Av/S 1 St · B32, Q59
Within a walk
12 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Grand Street & River Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kent Av/S 1 St, 320 feet away, for the B32 and Q59.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kent Av/S 1 St B32, Q59
    320 feet
    B32 Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kent Ave & Grand St 45 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 184 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 84 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and August 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Grand Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Grand Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Grand Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of River Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 3AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of River Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as American Round Arch, and built between 1881 and 1884.

  1. Havemeyers & Elder Filter, Pan and Finishing House Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Williamsburg Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at Kent Avenue Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Domino Park
    40 feet
  2. Grand Ferry Park
    40 feet
  3. William Sheridan Playground
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. Domino Park Dog Run
    1,250 feet
  2. North 5th Street Pier and Park
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Domino Sugar Factory Public space
    880 feet
  2. Public space at 184 Kent Avenue Public space
    970 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Austin, Nichols & Company Warehouse Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  2. Brooklyn Harvest Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Grand Street or River 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.