Humboldt Street & Herbert Street

Humboldt Street and Herbert Street meet at a five-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. A designated landmark, 19th Police Precinct Station House and Stable, stands 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Graham Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 23 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Graham Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Graham Av/Richardson St · B43
Within a walk
3 places
1 garden, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Humboldt Street & Herbert Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Graham Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Graham Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Richardson St, 570 feet away, for the B43.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Graham Ave & Herbert St 26 docks in all
    550 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 497 Meeker Avenue Gas station
    1,290 feet
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    1,170 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11222
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Three 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.

Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Herbert Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Herbert Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Humboldt Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Humboldt Street

  • No parking 2 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
    100 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lentol Garden
    390 feet
  2. Fidelity Triangle
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Cecilias Church House of worship
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Herbert 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.