Kent Avenue & South 2nd Street

Kent Avenue and South 2nd 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. Havemeyers & Elder Filter, Pan and Finishing House stands 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kent Av/S 3 St, is 220 feet away for the Q59, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them parks, and 30 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Kent Avenue.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Williamsburg Bridge
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Kent Av/S 3 St · Q59
Within a walk
9 places
2 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kent Avenue & South 2nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kent Av/S 3 St, 220 feet away, for the Q59.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Kent Avenue.

  • 55 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
    40 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
    0.4 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 ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
23 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 216 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and April 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Kent Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of South 2nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South 2nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 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
    200 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Williamsburg Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    310 feet
  2. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Domino Park
    40 feet
  2. Grand Ferry Park
    760 feet
  3. William Sheridan Playground
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. Domino Park Dog Run
    880 feet
  2. Berry Street Garden
    1,060 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Domino Sugar Factory Public space
    260 feet

Houses of worship

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

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and four 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Kent Avenue or South 2nd 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.