Hewes Street & Lee Avenue

Hewes Street and Lee Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Public School 71K stands 750 feet away, and Sarah J.S. Tompkins Garnet Playground is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Hewes St, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 65 public places, 46 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Hewes St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · J, M
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Lee Av/Hewes St · B44, B44 SBS
Within a walk
65 places
46 religious buildings, 9 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hewes Street & Lee Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Hewes St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hewes St J, M
    0.3 miles
    J M

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    J M Z
  2. Broadway G
    0.5 miles
    G

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “El in 16 Notes” (2002) by Mara Held at the Hewes St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lee Av/Hewes St, 110 feet away, for the B44 and B44 SBS.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lee Av/Hewes St B44, B44 SBS
    110 feet
    B44 B44 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …
  2. B44 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Marcy Ave & Rutledge St 19 docks in all
    1,290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 711 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hewes Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

South side of Hewes Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Lee Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-4PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-THURSDAY 4PM-7PM

West side of Lee Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 327594 and 339050.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Second Empire, and built between 1888 and 1889.

  1. Public School 71K Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 65 public places.

  • 46 religious buildings
  • 9 schools
  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Beth Chana School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    720 feet
  2. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    750 feet
  3. Yeshiva Early Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    780 feet
Show all 17
  1. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Pre-K
    780 feet
  2. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    830 feet
  3. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    870 feet
  4. Uta 125 School
    940 feet
  5. Blocks Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,020 feet
  6. Uta 128 School
    1,080 feet
  7. Uta 212 School
    1,100 feet
  8. El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice School
    1,100 feet
  9. United Talmudical Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,110 feet
  10. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    1,120 feet
  11. Bais Ruchel Dsatmar School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,260 feet
  12. Mosdos Chasidei Square School
    1,270 feet
  13. TT Skver Williamsburg School
    1,270 feet
  14. Uta 590 School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sarah J.S. Tompkins Garnet Playground
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration RC Church House of worship
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 125 Heyward Street Older adult center
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 23 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hewes Street or Lee Avenue.

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