Kent Avenue & North 9th Street

Kent Avenue and North 9th Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bushwick Inlet Park is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them parks, and 43 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Kent Avenue. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Map

Layers
Kent Avenue & North 9th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford Av L
    0.4 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 9 St, 100 feet away, for the B32.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kent Av/N 9 St B32
    100 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Kent Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kent Ave & N 7 St 79 docks in all
    500 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
    1 mile
  2. 111 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
17 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 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 100 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Kent Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-6PM

North side of North 9th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

South side of North 9th Street

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

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
    140 feet
  2. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    640 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bushwick Inlet Park
    30 feet
  2. Marsha P. Johnson State Park
    50 feet
  3. Bushwick Inlet Playground
    220 feet
Show all 4
  1. North 5th Street Pier and Park
    1,060 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at The Edge Public space
    560 feet
  2. Public space at 25 Kent Avenue Public space
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bushwick Inlet Park Recreation Center
    180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Brooklyn Harvest Market Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    790 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Kent Avenue or North 9th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.