Kingsland Avenue & Skillman Avenue

Kingsland Avenue and Skillman Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Red Shed Community Garden is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Graham Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Graham Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Kingsland Av/Skillman Av · B24
Within a walk
15 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kingsland Avenue & Skillman Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Graham Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Graham Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand St L
    0.4 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kingsland Av/Skillman Av, 40 feet away, for the B24.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kingsland Av/Skillman Av B24
    40 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Withers St & Kingsland Ave 18 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 65 Kingsland Avenue Gas station
    730 feet
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 46 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Kingsland Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Kingsland Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Skillman Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Skillman Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Carrig Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    440 feet
  2. Nysarc NYC - Francis of Paola School
    800 feet
  3. NYSARC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Red Shed Community Garden
    40 feet
  2. Cooper Park
    530 feet
  3. Memorial Gore Park
    920 feet
Show all 6
  1. Carnegie Playground
    930 feet
  2. Frost Playground
    1,140 feet
  3. Orient Grove Garden
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bushwick War Memorial Monument or memorial
    950 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis of Paola Church House of worship
    780 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Park Community Center
    810 feet
  2. Older adult center at 288 Frost Street Older adult center
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Kingsland Avenue or Skillman Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.