Humboldt Street & Frost Street

Humboldt Street and Frost Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. A designated landmark, 19th Police Precinct Station House and Stable, stands 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Graham Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Graham Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
Graham Av/Richardson St · B43
Within a walk
12 places
4 religious buildings, 1 community center and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Humboldt Street & Frost Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Graham Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand St L
    0.5 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Richardson St, 630 feet away, for the B43.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av/Richardson St B43 · Shelter
    630 feet
    B43
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Richardson St & N Henry St 25 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1,050 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 65 Kingsland Avenue Gas station
    1,080 feet
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    640 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Frost Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Frost Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Humboldt Street

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

West side of Humboldt Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1892.

  1. 19th Police Precinct Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 monument or memorial
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NYSARC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  2. Nysarc NYC - Francis of Paola School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lentol Garden
    930 feet
  2. Frost Playground
    1,120 feet
  3. Memorial Gore Park
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bushwick War Memorial Monument or memorial
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Cecilias Church House of worship
    930 feet
  2. St Francis of Paola Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Park Community Center
    900 feet
  2. Older adult center at 288 Frost Street Older adult center
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    980 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Frost Street or Humboldt 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.