Lawrence Street & Tech Place

Lawrence Street and Tech Place meet at a three-way junction in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School is 340 feet away. The nearest subway, Jay St-MetroTech, is about three minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, ten of them schools, and 37 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jay St-MetroTech
730 feet · 3 min on foot · A, C, F, R
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
Jay St/Myrtle Plaza · B54
Within a walk
31 places
10 schools, 4 courthouses and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lawrence Street & Tech Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jay St-MetroTech, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R
    730 feet
    A C F R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
4 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. F …
  4. R …
Outbound
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Hoyt St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3
  2. DeKalb Av B, Q, R
    0.4 miles
    B Q R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Departures and Arrivals” (2009) by Ben Snead at the Jay St-MetroTech station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jay St/Myrtle Plaza, 460 feet away, for the B54.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jay St/Myrtle Plaza B54
    460 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 10 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Johnson St & Gold St 41 docks in all
    710 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33
Police precinct
84
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane

Homes

About 1,200 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 2005 and 2013.

Trees

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Vernacular Greek Revival, and built between 1846 and 1847.

  1. First Free Congregational Church Designated landmark
    430 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest at Flatbush Avenue Extension.

  1. Pageant Sculpture by Brian Tolle, 2017
    580 feet
  2. McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial Stele, 1919
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 10 schools
  • 4 courthouses
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 public spaces
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. City Polytechnic High School of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology School
    340 feet
  2. George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School
    340 feet
  3. Auxiliary Enterprise Board of New York City College of Technology Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    490 feet
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  1. CUNY NYC College of Technology College
    500 feet
  2. Heartshare Human SVCS Metrotech School
    550 feet
  3. Our Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    580 feet
  4. The Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice School
    730 feet
  5. Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women School
    730 feet
  6. Brooklyn Friends School - Upper School
    760 feet
  7. Fusion Academy Brooklyn School
    790 feet
  8. Cay Community Services Organization, Trade or language school
    990 feet
  9. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,030 feet
  10. Community High School
    1,080 feet
  11. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet
  12. American Hi-Tech Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  13. Robert Finance Hair Des Inst Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  14. Brooklyn Friends School
    1,250 feet
  15. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Csd 13 School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McLaughlin Park
    780 feet
  2. McLaughlin Park Playground
    920 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1 Metrotech Center Public space
    760 feet
  2. Public space at Renaissance Plaza Public space
    920 feet
  3. Public space at Avalon Fort Greene Public space
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Old Brooklyn Fire Headquarters Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St James Cathedral Basilica Church House of worship
    1,060 feet
  2. Oratory Church of Saint Boniface House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brooklyn Family Court Courthouse
    380 feet
  2. Brooklyn Supreme Court Criminal Courthouse
    380 feet
  3. Brooklyn Bankruptcy Court Courthouse · listed historic place
    1,000 feet
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  1. Brooklyn Supreme Court Civil Courthouse
    1,140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Brooklyn Borough Command/Division 11/Battalion 31/Engine 207/Ladder 110 Fire station
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NYC Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  2. Gold Organic Farm Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. City Point Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lawrence Street or Tech Place.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.