Hegeman Avenue & Williams Avenue

Hegeman Avenue and Williams Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Prophecy Garden is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, New Lots Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, eight of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
New Lots Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
New Lots Av/Williams Av · B15
Within a walk
10 places
8 religious buildings and 2 gardens, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hegeman Avenue & Williams Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is New Lots Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. New Lots Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Canarsie
1 line
  1. L …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “16 Windows” (2007) by Eugenie Tung at the New Lots Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is New Lots Av/Williams Av, 870 feet away, for the B15.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. New Lots Av/Williams Av B15
    870 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Williams Avenue.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hinsdale St & Linden Blvd 12 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1868 Linden Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
42
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York-New Lots
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 68 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green Vase' zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hegeman Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Hegeman Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Linden Boulevard

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Linden Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Williams Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Williams Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Prophecy Garden
    640 feet
  2. Hands & Heart (New Lots Urban Farm) Garden
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hegeman Avenue or Williams Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.