Knickerbocker Avenue & Harrison Place

Knickerbocker Avenue and Harrison Place meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 237 firehouse is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, Morgan Av, is about a minute on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 27 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Knickerbocker Avenue. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Morgan Av
260 feet · 1 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Harrison Pl/Morgan Av · B60, L90
Within a walk
4 places
1 fire station, 1 garden and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Knickerbocker Avenue & Harrison Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Morgan Av, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Morgan Av L
    260 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Jefferson St L
    0.5 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Harrison Pl/Morgan Av, 190 feet away, for the B60 and L90.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Harrison Pl/Morgan Av B60, L90
    190 feet
    B60 L90

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …
  2. L90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Knickerbocker Avenue.

  • 43 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Knickerbocker Ave & Thames St 20 docks in all
    530 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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1119 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 14 Harrison Place Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11237
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East 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 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1931.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Harrison Place

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Harrison Place

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-2PM

East side of Knickerbocker Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Knickerbocker Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gilbert Ramirez Park
    790 feet
  2. La Finca Community Garden
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 237 Fire station
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 12 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Harrison Place or Knickerbocker Avenue.

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.