Kent Avenue & Hooper Street
Kent Avenue and Hooper Street meet at a three-way junction in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 211/Ladder 119 firehouse is 350 feet away, and Steuben Playground is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kent Av/Hooper St, is 100 feet away for the B62, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kent Av/Hooper St, 100 feet away, for the B62.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kent Av/Hooper St B62100 feetB62
Next buses at this stop
- B62 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Wallabout St & Kent Ave 23 docks in all1,030 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.
- 687 Kent Avenue Gas station720 feet
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 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 May 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2013
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
- 11 feet above sea level
Homes
About 130 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1980 and 1985.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green Vase' zelkova and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hooper Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
South side of Hooper Street
- Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Kent Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 playgrounds
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Beth Hillel of Williamsburg School350 feet
- Beth Rachel School-Girls-720 School420 feet
- United Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5560 feet
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- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Boys School1,020 feet
- Central Uta Boys Division School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Classon Playground460 feet
- Classon Triangle850 feet
- Penn Triangle Playground860 feet
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- Steuben Playground1,240 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 211/Ladder 119 Fire station350 feet
Supermarkets
- One Stop Kosher Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kent Avenue & Keap Street 280 feet
- Kent Avenue & Williamsburg Street West 400 feet
- Williamsburg Street West & Hewes Street 480 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Hooper Street 520 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Kent Avenue 530 feet
- Kent Avenue & Williamsburg Street East 580 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Pedestrian Path 640 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Williamsburg Street West 660 feet
See every intersection along Hooper Street or Kent Avenue.