Keap Street & Lee Avenue

Keap Street and Lee Avenue meet at a five-way junction in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 66 public places, 41 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
Lee Av/Ross St · B44
Within a walk
66 places
41 religious buildings, 11 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Keap Street & Lee Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.3 miles
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Hewes St J, M
    0.3 miles
    J M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lee Av/Ross St, 430 feet away, for the B44.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lee Av/Ross St B44
    430 feet
    B44

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Division Ave & Marcy Ave 33 docks in all
    1,000 feet

By car

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

  1. 711 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.5 miles

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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm on Lee Avenue (west side).

North side of Keap Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Keap Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Lee Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-4PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-THURSDAY 4PM-7PM

East side of Williamsburg Street East

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Williamsburg Street East

  • Bus layover only 4 signs BUS LAYOVER ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-6PM NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305942 and 311919.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 public places.

  • 41 religious buildings
  • 11 schools
  • 9 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    290 feet
  2. Uta 212 School
    550 feet
  3. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    580 feet
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  1. Beth Chana School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    850 feet
  2. United Talmudical Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    920 feet
  3. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    960 feet
  4. Bais Ruchel Dsatmar School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    970 feet
  5. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    980 feet
  6. Uta 590 School
    1,030 feet
  7. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  8. Yeshiva Early Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  9. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    1,130 feet
  10. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet
  11. Bnos Yakov School
    1,210 feet
  12. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    1,210 feet
  13. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    1,230 feet
  14. El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice School
    1,270 feet
  15. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet
  16. P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly School
    1,300 feet
  17. Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School NYC School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Roebling Playground
    860 feet
  2. Marcy Park South Park
    1,050 feet
  3. Rodney Park South Park
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sobel Playground
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration RC Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    750 feet

Supermarkets

  1. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 24 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Keap Street, Lee Avenue or Williamsburg Street East.

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