Kent Avenue & Wallabout Street
Kent Avenue and Wallabout Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Cong Yeshuos Moshe of Williamsburg is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/Kent Av, is 380 feet away for the B57, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 12 of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Kent Av, 380 feet away, for the B57.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Kent Av B57380 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Wallabout St & Kent Ave 23 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 711 Kent Avenue Gas station460 feet
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 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 foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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)
- South Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 between 1997 and 2018.
Since 2014 at least 80 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Kent Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
West side of Kent Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Wallabout Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Wallabout Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.
- 12 day care or pre-K sites
- 10 schools
- 8 religious buildings
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 fire station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Child care center at 77-87 Wallabout Street School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5550 feet
- Gan Bnos Yisroel Preschool, ages 2 to 5560 feet
- Yeshiva Bnos Israel School640 feet
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- School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5560 feet
- Omni Childhood Center - Heyward School660 feet
- Cong Yeshuos Moshe of Williamsburg School660 feet
- Darkei Tshivo of Dinov School660 feet
- Talmud Torah Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School660 feet
- Central Uta Boys Division School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5840 feet
- Williamsburg Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5860 feet
- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Boys School860 feet
- Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5870 feet
- Yeshiva Nachlas Tzvi D'Krula Preschool, ages 2 to 5870 feet
- KHHD Yoel of Satmar BP School910 feet
- Beth Chana School920 feet
- Yeshiva Beth Hillel of Williamsburg School950 feet
- Bnos Spinka Boys School980 feet
- Beth Chana DC Preschool, ages 2 to 51,000 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,000 feet
- Yeshiva Yesodah Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,000 feet
- United Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 51,260 feet
- Ach Tov Vchesed School-based preschool, ages 2 to 51,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Classon Triangle60 feet
- Classon Playground240 feet
- Penn Triangle Playground700 feet
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- Steuben Playground950 feet
Health care
- Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice890 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 211/Ladder 119 Fire station1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- One Stop Kosher Supermarket1,030 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and eight food stores.
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 nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kent Avenue & Classon Avenue 190 feet
- Wallabout Street & Heyward Street 190 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Kent Avenue 300 feet
- Classon Avenue & Wallabout Street 310 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Heyward Street 410 feet
- Kent Avenue & Williamsburg Street East 420 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Wythe Avenue 420 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Kent Avenue 470 feet
See every intersection along Kent Avenue or Wallabout Street.