Humboldt Street & Seigel Street

Humboldt Street and Seigel Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Borinquen Plaza II development. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Nos Cuidamos Community Garden is 380 feet away, and Metropolitan Post Office is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Montrose Av, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Montrose Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Graham Av/Seigel St · B43
Within a walk
18 places
4 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Humboldt Street & Seigel Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Montrose 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. Flushing Av J, M
    0.3 miles
    J M
  2. Lorimer St J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M

Bus

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

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Seigel St & Humboldt St 42 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 212 Harrison Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Borinquen Plaza II development.

Since 2014 at least 84 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Humboldt Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Humboldt Street

  • Back-in parking only 1 sign BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Parallel parking only 1 sign PARALLEL PARKING ONLY

North side of Seigel Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Seigel Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical, and built between 1921 and 1923.

  1. Williamsburg Branch, Public National Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    730 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Humboldt Plaza.

  1. Plaza Perch Sculpture by Austin Thomas, 2017
    360 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 library
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 147 Isaac Remsen School
    680 feet
  2. Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn School
    680 feet
  3. P.S. 257 John F. Hylan School
    780 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Nos Cuidamos Community Garden
    380 feet
  2. Bushwick Garden - Bushwick Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    630 feet
  3. Sunshine Community Garden
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bushwick Playground
    1,170 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Humboldt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    390 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bushwick Library
    440 feet
  2. Industrial Complex at 221 McKibbin Street Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Calvary FBH Church House of worship
    930 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bushwick/Hylan Community Center
    620 feet
  2. Older adult center at 80 Seigel Street Older adult center
    780 feet
  3. Metropolitan Post Office Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bushwick Pool Swimming pool
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    980 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. Beyond Natural Market Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  3. Green Corner Fish & Farmers Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 21 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 Humboldt Street or Seigel 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.