Kent Avenue & North 11th Street

Kent Avenue and North 11th Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marsha P. Johnson State Park is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them parks, and 29 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
7 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Kent Av/N 12 St · B32
Within a walk
9 places
3 parks, 2 public spaces and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kent Avenue & North 11th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “No Less Than Everything Comes Together” (2021) by Marcel Dzama at the Bedford Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kent Av/N 12 St, 360 feet away, for the B32.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kent Av/N 12 St B32
    360 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Kent Avenue and North 11th Street.

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. N 11 St & Kent Ave 27 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 111 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Kent Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Kent Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of North 11th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MIDNIGHT-6AM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of North 11th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1896 and 1897.

  1. Hecla Iron Works Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. MS Lam Montessori School
    660 feet
  2. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bushwick Inlet Park
    40 feet
  2. Bushwick Inlet Playground
    440 feet
  3. Marsha P. Johnson State Park
    570 feet
Show all 4
  1. McCarren Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 25 Kent Avenue Public space
    620 feet
  2. Public space at The Edge Public space
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bushwick Inlet Park Recreation Center
    410 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Brooklyn Harvest Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Kent Avenue or North 11th Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.