Havemeyer Street & Hope Street

Havemeyer Street and Hope Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. North 5th Plaza is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about six minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 82 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
Havemeyer Street & Hope 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 six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  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. Bedford Av L
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    J M Z

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 Metropolitan Av/Havemeyer St, 300 feet away, for the Q59.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metropolitan Av/Havemeyer St Q59
    300 feet
    Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 80 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand St & Havemeyer St 31 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 1,200 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 134 North 4th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 39 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Havemeyer Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Havemeyer Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Hope Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Hope Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 22 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and built between 1853 and 1934.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kings Bay YM-YWHA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    300 feet
  2. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  3. Conselyea Preparatory School
    900 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth School
    900 feet
  2. Brooklyn Preparatory High School
    1,190 feet
  3. Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design School
    1,190 feet
  4. Williamsburg Preparatory School
    1,190 feet
  5. Guidepost Fic B Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,240 feet
  6. Guidepost Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jaime Campiz Playground
    440 feet
  2. Ascenzi Square
    570 feet
  3. Grand Street Community Garden
    830 feet
Show all 5
  1. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    1,100 feet
  2. Macri Triangle
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. North 5th Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    640 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 35 Ambulance station
    450 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. City Reliquary Museum
    350 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Annunciation Church House of worship
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    490 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 82 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Havemeyer Street or Hope 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.