Johnson Avenue & Varick Avenue
Johnson Avenue and Varick Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest subway, Jefferson St, is about six minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 80 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1931, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jefferson St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Jefferson St L0.3 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Morgan Av L0.4 milesL
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Melrose St, 1,170 feet away, for the B57.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Melrose St B571,170 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Stewart Ave & Johnson Ave 17 docks in all460 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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1119 Flushing Avenue Gas station1,260 feet
- 14 Harrison Place Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 80 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 in 1931.
Trees
Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Kentucky coffeetree and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 72 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Johnson Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 12 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
East side of Varick Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Varick Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Varick Avenue & Randolph Street 220 feet
- Varick Avenue & Ingraham Street 260 feet
- Johnson Avenue & Porter Avenue 460 feet
- Johnson Avenue & Stewart Avenue 470 feet
- Varick Avenue & Harrison Place 520 feet
- Stewart Avenue & Randolph Street 680 feet
- Ingraham Street & Porter Avenue 720 feet
- Stewart Avenue & Ingraham Street 730 feet
See every intersection along Johnson Avenue or Varick Avenue.