Grand Street & Varick Avenue
Grand Street and Varick Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 206 firehouse is 470 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand St/Metropolitan Av Bridge, is 650 feet away for the Q59, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. Within 820 feet are six homes.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand St/Metropolitan Av Bridge, 650 feet away, for the Q59.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand St/Metropolitan Av Bridge Q59650 feetQ59
Next buses at this stop
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Metropolitan Ave & Stewart Ave 20 docks in all600 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1176 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station700 feet
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers1,050 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are six homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1960.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Grand Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Varick Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Varick Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
Fire and police
- Engine 206 Fire station470 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Street & Metropolitan Avenue 290 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Varick Avenue 300 feet
- Grand Street & Stewart Avenue 320 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Stewart Avenue 510 feet
- Grand Street Bridge & Metropolitan Avenue 520 feet
- Grand Street Bridge & Grand Street 550 feet
- Stewart Avenue & Ten Eyck Street 730 feet
- Varick Avenue & Ten Eyck Street 740 feet
See every intersection along Grand Street or Varick Avenue.