Havemeyer Street & North 5th Street
Havemeyer Street and North 5th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Sister Nicodema Plaza by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. North 5th Plaza is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, six of them schools, and 77 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 1,000 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L1,000 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
- Bedford Av L0.3 milesL
- Marcy Av J, M, Z0.5 milesJ 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/N 5 St, 80 feet away, for the Q59.
- 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/N 5 St Q5980 feetQ59
Next buses at this stop
- Q59 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Havemeyer Street and North 5th Street.
- 60 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Roebling St & N 4 St 25 docks in all790 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 860 feet by car along the streets.
- 451 Lorimer Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 167-149 Meeker Avenue Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers1,120 feet
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 December 2024.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, September 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11211
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 94
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Sister Nicodema Plaza, a co-naming enacted on August 8, 1973 (Local Law 39 of 1973).
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 54 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Sister Nicodema Plaza.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and June 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Havemeyer Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Havemeyer Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
North side of North 5th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of North 5th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.
- 6 schools
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 1 ambulance station
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Preparatory High School610 feet
- Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design School610 feet
- Williamsburg Preparatory School610 feet
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- Conselyea Preparatory School740 feet
- P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth School740 feet
- Kings Bay YM-YWHA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K880 feet
- Unity Preparatory Upper Charter School of Brooklyn School1,140 feet
- The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,160 feet
- KidCo Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jaime Campiz Playground250 feet
- Ascenzi Square600 feet
- Macri Triangle720 feet
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- Northside Community Garden920 feet
- Mt. Carmel Triangle1,230 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- North 5th Plaza Pedestrian plaza60 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 35 Ambulance station660 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- City Reliquary Museum230 feet
Houses of worship
- Annunciation Church House of worship100 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,070 feet
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Whole Foods Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 77 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & Havemeyer Street 120 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & North 5th Street 140 feet
- Marcy Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue 230 feet
- Havemeyer Street & North 6th Street 260 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & North 4th Street 380 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue 470 feet
- Roebling Street & North 5th Street 470 feet
- North 7th Street & Havemeyer Street 520 feet
See every intersection along Havemeyer Street or North 5th Street.