Humboldt Street & Johnson Avenue

Humboldt Street and Johnson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brownsville Collegiate Charter School is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, Montrose Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 42 places to eat. About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Montrose Av
710 feet · 3 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Johnson Av/Humboldt St · B60
Within a walk
20 places
9 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Humboldt Street & Johnson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Montrose Av, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Montrose Av L
    710 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Grand St L
    0.4 miles
    L
  2. Flushing Av J, M
    0.5 miles
    J M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Johnson Av/Humboldt St, 100 feet away, for the B60.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Johnson Av/Humboldt St B60
    100 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 73 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Montrose Ave & Bushwick Ave 42 docks in all
    670 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 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 155 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Humboldt Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Humboldt Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Johnson Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

South side of Johnson Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Queen Anne, and built in 1887.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brownsville Collegiate Charter School
    810 feet
  2. Creative Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  3. M.S. 582 School
    1,190 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 196 Ten Eyck School
    1,190 feet
  2. P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sunshine Community Garden
    1,150 feet
  2. Nos Cuidamos Community Garden
    1,160 feet
  3. Ten Eyck Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Humboldt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bushwick Library
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Most Holy Trinity Church St Mary House of worship
    820 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 202 Graham Avenue Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Beyond Natural Market Supermarket
    370 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    870 feet
  3. Green Corner Fish & Farmers Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and 27 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

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