Kent Avenue & Gantry Road
Kent Avenue and Gantry Road meet at a three-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Jacob's Ladder Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Division Av/Wythe Av, is 580 feet away for the B67, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2003 and 2016, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Division Av/Wythe Av, 580 feet away, for the B67.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Division Av/Wythe Av B67580 feetB67
Next buses at this stop
- B67 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Kent Ave & Division Ave 44 docks in all450 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.
- 687 Kent Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger500 feet
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11249
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,500 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 2003 and 2016.
Since 2014 at least 121 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the arborvitae.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen 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
- 5 other places
Schools and child care
- Be'Ikvei Hatzoin School350 feet
- Williamsburg Montessori School370 feet
- Tickle Toes Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5380 feet
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- Beikvei Hatzoin School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5500 feet
- Brooklyn Global Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5550 feet
- Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of Williamsburg Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K780 feet
- Campus Education Trade or language school1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Roberto Clemente Ballfield Park400 feet
- Epiphany Playground970 feet
- Jacob's Ladder Playground1,100 feet
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- Cohn Triangle1,110 feet
- La Casita Verde Community Garden1,260 feet
- Bedford Playground1,260 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Schaefer Landing Public space290 feet
- Public space at 420 Kent Avenue Public space550 feet
Supermarkets
- Central Market Supermarket700 feet
Other places
- South Williamsburg Ferry Landing570 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kent Avenue & South 11th Street 10 feet
- Kent Avenue & Mollenhauer Drive 140 feet
- Mollenhauer Drive & Gantry Road 150 feet
- Kent Avenue & South 10th Street 250 feet
- Wythe Avenue & South 11th Street 300 feet
- Kent Avenue & Division Avenue 350 feet
- Kent Avenue & South 9th Street 510 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Division Avenue 540 feet
See every intersection along Gantry Road or Kent Avenue.