Herkimer Street & Louis Place

Herkimer Street and Louis Place meet at a four-way crossing in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marge Matthews Garden is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 20 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Av
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
Saratoga Av/Fulton St · B7
Within a walk
31 places
20 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Herkimer Street & Louis Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Rockaway Av C
    1,290 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Ralph Av C
    0.3 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saratoga Av/Fulton St, 580 feet away, for the B7.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saratoga Av/Fulton St B7
    580 feet
    B7

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fulton St & Saratoga Ave 19 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1998 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 November 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11233
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
41
Police precinct
81
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ocean Hill
Elevation
90 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Herkimer Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Louis Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Louis Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 20 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Uncommon Crown Heights Charter School NYC School
    480 feet
  2. Eagle Academy for Young Men II School
    630 feet
  3. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marge Matthews Garden
    180 feet
  2. Saratoga Farm Garden
    580 feet
  3. Fish Playground
    640 feet
Show all 7
  1. Weeksville Playground
    840 feet
  2. Sh'ma Yisrael Garden
    1,110 feet
  3. South Pacific Playground
    1,280 feet
  4. Sumpter Street Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ebenezer Baptist Church House of worship
    160 feet
  2. New Brooklyn Reformed Church House of worship
    180 feet
  3. St Matthew FBH Church House of worship
    870 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Shirley A Chisholm Post Office
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Herkimer Street or Louis Place.

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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.