Harrison Avenue & Heyward Street

Harrison Avenue and Heyward Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beth Rachel School-Girls-68 is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway
580 feet · 2 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
Broadway/Heyward St · B46, T422
Within a walk
21 places
8 religious buildings, 6 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Harrison Avenue & Heyward Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway G
    580 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Hewes St J, M
    1,140 feet
    J M
  2. Lorimer St J, M
    1,290 feet
    J M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Heyward St, 590 feet away, for the B46 and T422.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Heyward St B46, T422
    590 feet
    B46 T422

Next buses at this stop

  1. B46 …
  2. T422 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Boerum St & Broadway 19 docks in all
    770 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 249 Lynch Street Gas station
    900 feet
  2. 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Harrison Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Harrison Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM

North side of Heyward Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY SUNDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-5PM FRIDAY 8AM-12:30PM

South side of Heyward Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Beth Rachel School-Girls-68 School
    210 feet
  2. Bnos Yakov School for Girls School
    210 feet
  3. United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    310 feet
Show all 9
  1. BR School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    380 feet
  2. Beth Rachel School for Girls 60 School
    400 feet
  3. Beginning With Children Charter School II School
    590 feet
  4. Juan Morel Campos Secondary School
    590 feet
  5. Talmud Torah of Kasho School
    1,020 feet
  6. Kiddies Daycare NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harmony Triangle
    570 feet
  2. De Hostos Playground
    860 feet
  3. Lindsay Triangle
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 35/Engine 216/Ladder 108 Fire station
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Harrison Avenue or Heyward 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.