Humboldt Street & Withers Street

Humboldt Street and Withers Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bushwick War Memorial is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, Graham Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Humboldt Street & Withers Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

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

  1. Graham 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. Grand St L
    0.4 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Jackson St, 630 feet away, for the B43.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av/Jackson St B43 · Shelter
    630 feet
    B43
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Graham Ave & Withers St 18 docks in all
    620 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. 65 Kingsland Avenue Gas station
    820 feet
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the maidenhair tree and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Humboldt Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Humboldt Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 monument or memorial
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NYSARC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet
  2. Nysarc NYC - Francis of Paola School
    1,010 feet
  3. B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Memorial Gore Park
    1,050 feet
  2. Lentol Garden
    1,180 feet
  3. Frost Playground
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. Red Shed Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bushwick War Memorial Monument or memorial
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis of Paola Church House of worship
    760 feet
  2. St Cecilias Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Park Community Center
    1,020 feet
  2. Older adult center at 288 Frost Street Older adult center
    1,220 feet
  3. School Settlement Association Community Center
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    780 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.