John Street & Hudson Avenue

John Street and Hudson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, York St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and three places to eat. About 180 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
York St
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
1,120 feet
York Av/Navy St · B62
Within a walk
5 places
2 schools, 1 garden and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
John Street & Hudson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is York St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. York St F
    0.5 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is York Av/Navy St, 1,120 feet away, for the B62.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. York Av/Navy St B62
    1,120 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Front St & Gold St 37 docks in all
    1,130 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Manhattan Bridge at Bridge Street & Nassau Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 June 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
18 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 180 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Nine 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
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and November 2016, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Hudson Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Hudson Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

North side of John Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of John Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 32 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1828 and 1865.

  1. Commandant's House, Quarters A Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Ember Charter High School
    730 feet
  2. P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams School
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pulse Garden - Farragut Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Quarters A Listed historic place
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hudson Avenue or John 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.