Kent Avenue & Division Avenue

Kent Avenue and Division Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Roberto Clemente Ballfield is 50 feet away, and Cohn Triangle is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Division Av/Wythe Av, is 260 feet away for the B67, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and two places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Williamsburg Bridge
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
Division Av/Wythe Av · B67
Within a walk
18 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kent Avenue & Division Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Division Av/Wythe Av, 260 feet away, for the B67.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Division Av/Wythe Av B67
    260 feet
    B67

Next buses at this stop

  1. B67 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Kent Avenue.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kent Ave & Division Ave 44 docks in all
    100 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 687 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    850 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 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
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
88 and 90 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Division Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of Division Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Kent Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Kent Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 public spaces
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Be'Ikvei Hatzoin School
    110 feet
  2. Beikvei Hatzoin School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    140 feet
  3. Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of Williamsburg Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
Show all 6
  1. Williamsburg Montessori School
    720 feet
  2. Tickle Toes Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    730 feet
  3. Brooklyn Global Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Roberto Clemente Ballfield Park
    50 feet
  2. Jacob's Ladder Playground
    750 feet
  3. Cohn Triangle
    1,040 feet
Show all 6
  1. Epiphany Playground
    1,090 feet
  2. La Casita Verde Community Garden
    1,180 feet
  3. Bedford Playground
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Schaefer Landing Public space
    640 feet
  2. Public space at 420 Kent Avenue Public space
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Central Market Supermarket
    470 feet

Other places

  1. South Williamsburg Ferry Landing
    890 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Division Avenue or Kent Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.