Jay Street & John Street

Jay Street and John Street meet at a four-way crossing in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the DUMBO Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Explore Enrich Charter School is 120 feet away, and Red Twig Forest in Brooklyn Bridge Park is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, York St, is about four minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, three of them parks, and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
York St
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
1,100 feet
York St/Jay St · B67
Within a walk
16 places
3 parks, 3 park features and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jay Street & John Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is York St, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. York St F
    1,110 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is York St/Jay St, 1,100 feet away, for the B67.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. York St/Jay St B67
    1,100 feet
    B67

Next buses at this stop

  1. B67 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Jay Street and John Street.

  • 43 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Front St & Jay St 24 docks in all
    760 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Sands Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 35 Red Cross Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 August 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33
Police precinct
84
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Elevation
8 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Jay Street

  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Jay Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of John Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of John Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the DUMBO Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 73 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as American Round Arch, and mostly built between 1894 and 1912.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 park features
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 libraries
  • 2 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 15 School
    120 feet
  2. Explore Enrich Charter School
    120 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
Show all 5
  1. Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute New Trade or language school
    460 feet
  2. Petits Poussins Dumbo Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bridge Park
    260 feet
  2. Pearl Street Terrace in Brooklyn Bridge Park Park feature
    310 feet
  3. Red Twig Forest in Brooklyn Bridge Park Park feature
    960 feet
Show all 7
  1. Susan Smith McKinney Steward Park
    1,110 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bridge Park Playground
    1,150 feet
  3. Riverview Lawn in Brooklyn Bridge Park Park feature
    1,220 feet
  4. Maritcha R. Lyons Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Pearl Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    910 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Teen Tech Center at the Annex Library
    370 feet
  2. Adams Street Library
    510 feet
  3. Dumbo Industrial District Listed historic place
    740 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    850 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    810 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and four 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 Jay Street or John Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.