Kent Avenue & South 1st Street

Kent Avenue and South 1st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego is 960 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kent Av/S 1 St, is 110 feet away for the B32 and Q59, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 30 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Kent Avenue.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Williamsburg Bridge
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Kent Av/S 1 St · B32, Q59
Within a walk
11 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kent Avenue & South 1st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kent Av/S 1 St, 110 feet away, for the B32 and Q59.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kent Av/S 1 St B32, Q59
    110 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 2 St & Kent Ave 47 docks in all
    330 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
    1.1 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
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 227 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

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

East side of Kent Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Kent Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of South 1st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South 1st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Williamsburg Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    620 feet
  2. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School
    960 feet
  3. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bright Horizons at Kent Avenue Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Domino Park
    40 feet
  2. Grand Ferry Park
    460 feet
  3. William Sheridan Playground
    510 feet
Show all 4
  1. Domino Park Dog Run
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Domino Sugar Factory Public space
    570 feet
  2. Public space at 184 Kent Avenue Public space
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. Brooklyn Harvest Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Kent Avenue or South 1st 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.