Humboldt Street & Scholes Street
Humboldt Street and Scholes Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Detective Barbara Taylor-Burnette Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Martinez Playground is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Montrose Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 43 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Montrose Av, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Montrose Av L960 feetL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Grand St L0.3 milesL
- Graham Av L0.5 milesL
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Scholes St, 550 feet away, for the B43.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Graham Av/Scholes St B43550 feetB43
Next buses at this stop
- B43 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Scholes Street.
- 68 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Bushwick Ave & Stagg St 21 docks in all780 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 247 Union Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 38 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Detective Barbara Taylor-Burnette Way, a co-naming enacted on August 14, 2022 (Local Law 81 of 2022).
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1938.
Since 2014 at least 35 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Detective Barbara Taylor-Burnette Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Humboldt Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
West side of Humboldt Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
North side of Scholes Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Scholes Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Modern. They were mostly built between 1935 and 1938.
- Williamsburg Houses Designated landmark190 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.
- 12 religious buildings
- 6 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 community center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- M.S. 582 School730 feet
- P.S. 196 Ten Eyck School730 feet
- Colony-South Brooklyn Houses Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K · listed historic place780 feet
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- Creative Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K900 feet
- Brooklyn Latin School, The School1,110 feet
- Lyons Community School1,110 feet
- The Williamsburg High School of Art and Technology School1,110 feet
- Brownsville Collegiate Charter School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Martinez Playground690 feet
- Scholes Street Children’s Garden720 feet
- Ten Eyck Playground950 feet
Houses of worship
- St John Evangelist Lutheran Church Listed historic place900 feet
- Most Holy Trinity Church St Mary House of worship1,180 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 202 Graham Avenue Older adult center490 feet
- Williamsburg Community Center760 feet
Supermarkets
- Beyond Natural Market Supermarket570 feet
- Bravo Supermarket1,210 feet
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 17 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:
- Humboldt Street & Stagg Walk 260 feet
- Humboldt Street & Meserole Street 260 feet
- Graham Avenue & Scholes Street 470 feet
- Bushwick Avenue & Scholes Street 470 feet
- Humboldt Street & Ten Eyck Walk 520 feet
- Humboldt Street & Montrose Avenue 530 feet
- Bushwick Avenue & Meserole Street 730 feet
- Graham Avenue & Meserole Street 730 feet
See every intersection along Humboldt Street or Scholes Street.