Johnson Avenue & Gardner Avenue
Johnson Avenue and Gardner Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest subway, Jefferson St, is about three minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 21 places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1950, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jefferson St, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Jefferson St L790 feetL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- DeKalb Av L0.5 milesL
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Wyckoff Av, 550 feet away, for the B57.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Wyckoff Av B57550 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 13 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Stewart Ave & Johnson Ave 17 docks in all500 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, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1119 Flushing Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 150 Noll Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11237
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 200 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 1931 and 1950.
Trees
One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, a hophornbeam.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Gardner Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Gardner Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Johnson Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
South side of Johnson Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet and a listed public place within a five-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Gardner Avenue & Ingraham Street 260 feet
- Gardner Avenue & Randolph Street 330 feet
- Johnson Avenue & Stewart Avenue 450 feet
- Johnson Avenue & Scott Avenue 480 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Gardner Avenue 520 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Ingraham Street 580 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Scott Avenue 610 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Johnson Avenue 650 feet
See every intersection along Gardner Avenue or Johnson Avenue.