Johnson Avenue & Scott Avenue

Johnson Avenue and Scott Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest subway, Jefferson St, is about four minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 33 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Safety record
1 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jefferson St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Flushing Av/Johnson Av · B57
Within a walk
1 place
1 listed historic place, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Johnson Avenue & Scott Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jefferson St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Jefferson St L
    1,030 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. DeKalb Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Johnson Av, 130 feet away, for the B57.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flushing Av/Johnson Av B57
    130 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 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

  1. Jefferson St & Cypress Ave 25 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 18-84 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 150 Noll Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Johnson Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Johnson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

East side of Scott Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of Scott Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

Places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 listed historic place

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Vander Ende--Onderdonk House Site Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and nine 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Johnson Avenue or Scott Avenue.

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.