Kent Avenue & Taylor Street
Kent Avenue and Taylor Street meet at a three-way junction in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Jacob's Ladder Playground is 330 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Washington Av/Kent Av, is 520 feet away for the B67, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1974, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Washington Av/Kent Av, 520 feet away, for the B67.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Washington Av/Kent Av B67520 feetB67
Next buses at this stop
- B67 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Kent Ave & Division Ave 44 docks in all1,180 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 687 Kent Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11249
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 88 and 90 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1974.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Kent Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Taylor Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Taylor Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 community center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob's Ladder Playground330 feet
- Roberto Clemente Ballfield Park850 feet
Community centers and public services
- Taylor-Wythe Community Center800 feet
Supermarkets
- Central Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kent Avenue & Wilson Street 270 feet
- Washington Avenue & Kent Avenue 280 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Taylor Street 310 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Wilson Street 570 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Clymer Street 580 feet
- Wilson Street & Wallabout Road 660 feet
- Welding Road & Wallabout Road 720 feet
- Washington Avenue & Wallabout Road 740 feet
See every intersection along Kent Avenue or Taylor Street.