Kent Avenue & South 5th Street

Kent Avenue and South 5th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Domino Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kent Av/S 6 St, is 170 feet away for the B32 and Q59, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 28 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Williamsburg Bridge
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Kent Av/S 6 St · B32, Q59
Within a walk
11 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 public spaces and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kent Avenue & South 5th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kent Av/S 6 St, 170 feet away, for the B32 and Q59.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kent Av/S 6 St B32, Q59
    170 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 and South 5th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Kent Ave 35 docks in all
    690 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 687 Kent Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 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 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 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 December 2025.

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
18 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 121 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2022 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Kent Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Kent Avenue

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

North side of South 5th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of South 5th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign 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
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 public spaces
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Nachas Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    800 feet
  2. Campus Education Trade or language school
    960 feet
  3. Kinder Prep Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Williamsburg Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  2. Brooklyn Global Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Domino Park
    50 feet
  2. Domino Park Dog Run
    350 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 420 Kent Avenue Public space
    770 feet
  2. Public space at Domino Sugar Factory Public space
    770 feet
  3. Public space at Schaefer Landing Public space
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Central Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Kent Avenue or South 5th 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.