Herkimer Street & Marconi Place

Herkimer Street and Marconi Place meet at a three-way junction in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fish Playground is 480 feet away, and Hilltop Playground is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Av
520 feet · 2 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Thomas S Boyland St/Fulton St · B7
Within a walk
16 places
9 religious buildings, 3 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Herkimer Street & Marconi Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Rockaway Av C
    520 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Thomas S Boyland St/Fulton St, 510 feet away, for the B7.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Thomas S Boyland St/Fulton St B7
    510 feet
    B7

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Thomas S. Boyland St & Fulton St 24 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2111 Monaco Place Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11233
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ocean Hill
Elevation
103 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Herkimer Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Marconi Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Marconi Place

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds

Schools and child care

  1. Uncommon Crown Heights Charter School NYC School
    870 feet
  2. Eagle Academy for Young Men II School
    880 feet
  3. P.S./ I.S. 155 Nicholas Herkimer School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fish Playground
    480 feet
  2. Phoenix Community Garden
    770 feet
  3. Hilltop Playground
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. 45 Somers Street Community Garden
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Matthew FBH Church House of worship
    760 feet
  2. New Hope Pentecostal Church House of worship
    1,120 feet
  3. Ebenezer Baptist Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 11 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

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