Grand Street & Union Avenue
Grand Street and Union Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 46 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ten Eyck Garden is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about a minute on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 63 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 330 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L330 feetG L
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Hewes St J, M0.3 milesJ M
- Broadway G0.4 milesG
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/Union Av, 40 feet away, for the Q54 and Q59.
- 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand St/Union Av Q54, Q5940 feetQ54 Q59
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
- Q59 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Grand Street and Union Avenue.
- 81 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Hope St & Union Ave 25 docks in all320 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 451 Lorimer Street Gas station900 feet
- 462 Keap Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 46 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 31 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
- 10 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017
- Turn calming, December 2019
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
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 214 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Union Avenue (west side).
North side of Grand Street
- Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Grand Street
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
East side of Union Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Union Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300621, 311727 and 313468.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 garden
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Two by Two Childcare Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K670 feet
- Amazing Explorers Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5900 feet
- P.S. 319 Pre-K1,170 feet
Show all 4
- Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ten Eyck Garden550 feet
- Lithuania Square760 feet
- Ten Eyck Plaza Playground920 feet
Show all 6
- Blue Playground1,070 feet
- Rodney Playground Center Park1,200 feet
- Macri Triangle1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 63 places to eat and 25 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Street & Hooper Street 150 feet
- Union Avenue & Maujer Street 270 feet
- Union Avenue & Powers Street 270 feet
- Union Avenue & South 1st Street 350 feet
- South 1st Street & Hooper Street 370 feet
- South 1st Street & Maujer Street 420 feet
- Union Avenue & Ainslie Street 530 feet
- Union Avenue & Ten Eyck Street 530 feet
See every intersection along Grand Street or Union Avenue.