Kent Avenue & Grand Street

Kent Avenue and Grand Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Grand Ferry Park is 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kent Av/S 1 St, is 170 feet away for the B32 and Q59, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 39 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Kent Avenue.

Safety record
11 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Williamsburg Bridge
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Kent Av/S 1 St · B32, Q59
Within a walk
12 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kent Avenue & Grand Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kent Av/S 1 St, 170 feet away, for the B32 and Q59.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kent Av/S 1 St B32, Q59
    170 feet
    B32 Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Kent Avenue.

  • 62 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kent Ave & Grand St 45 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 184 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2024

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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 98 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and January 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Grand Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCKS LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3PM

South side of Grand Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Kent Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Kent Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as American Round Arch, and built between 1881 and 1884.

  1. Havemeyers & Elder Filter, Pan and Finishing House Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Williamsburg Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    880 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at Kent Avenue Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School
    1,010 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Domino Park
    50 feet
  2. Grand Ferry Park
    200 feet
  3. William Sheridan Playground
    520 feet
Show all 4
  1. North 5th Street Pier and Park
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Domino Sugar Factory Public space
    830 feet
  2. Public space at 184 Kent Avenue Public space
    910 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Austin, Nichols & Company Warehouse Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. Brooklyn Harvest Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Grand Street or Kent Avenue.

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