Humboldt Street & Varet Street

Humboldt Street and Varet Street meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Bushwick development. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bushwick/Hylan Community Center is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, four of them schools, and 30 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flushing Av
1,180 feet · 4 min on foot · J, M
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
Graham Av/Cook St · B43
Within a walk
20 places
4 schools, 3 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Humboldt Street & Varet Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flushing Av, 1,180 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flushing Av J, M
    1,180 feet
    J M

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Lorimer St J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M
  2. Montrose Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Migration” (2006) by Robin Holder at the Flushing Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Cook St, 660 feet away, for the B43.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 60 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
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 640 Bushwick Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,260 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 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
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1972.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Bushwick development.

Since 2014 at least 112 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Humboldt Street

  • Back-in parking only 1 sign BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Varet Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Varet Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301387 and 330510.

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
    570 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
    160 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 257 John F. Hylan School
    270 feet
  2. Ohel Chaya School
    940 feet
  3. Congregation Luminous Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    970 feet
Show all 7
  1. Luminous Bushwick Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  2. Boricua College - Brooklyn College
    1,190 feet
  3. P.S. 147 Isaac Remsen School
    1,200 feet
  4. Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bushwick Garden - Bushwick Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    110 feet
  2. Nos Cuidamos Community Garden
    240 feet
  3. Bushwick Playground
    760 feet
Show all 4
  1. Garden Playground
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Humboldt Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bushwick Library
    960 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Calvary FBH Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bushwick/Hylan Community Center
    100 feet
  2. Metropolitan Post Office Listed historic place
    520 feet
  3. Bushwick Pool Swimming pool
    840 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 80 Seigel Street Older adult center
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    510 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    550 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    480 feet
  2. Green Corner Fish & Farmers Market Supermarket
    870 feet
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    980 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,230 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Humboldt Street or Varet 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.