Lee Avenue & Heyward Street

Lee Avenue and Heyward Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Public School 71K stands 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway, is about eight minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 55 public places, 27 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Lee Av/Lynch St · B44
Within a walk
55 places
27 religious buildings, 14 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lee Avenue & Heyward Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway G
    0.4 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Flushing Av G
    0.4 miles
    G
  2. Hewes St J, M
    0.5 miles
    J M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lee Av/Lynch St, 390 feet away, for the B44.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lee Av/Lynch St B44
    390 feet
    B44

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Marcy Ave & Rutledge St 19 docks in all
    940 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.

  1. 711 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Heyward Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

South side of Heyward Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Lee Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-4PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-THURSDAY 4PM-7PM

West side of Lee Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301279 and 307556.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Second Empire, and built between 1888 and 1889.

  1. Public School 71K Designated landmark
    240 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 55 public places.

  • 27 religious buildings
  • 14 schools
  • 11 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Blocks Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    210 feet
  2. Uta 125 School
    300 feet
  3. Mosdos Chasidei Square School
    460 feet
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  1. TT Skver Williamsburg School
    460 feet
  2. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    600 feet
  3. Uta 128 School
    620 feet
  4. Williamsburg Infant & Early Childhoo Preschool
    780 feet
  5. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    790 feet
  6. Yeshiva Mesivta Arugath Habosem School
    810 feet
  7. P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary School
    910 feet
  8. Bnois Spinka School
    910 feet
  9. Beginning With Children Charter School II School
    1,070 feet
  10. Juan Morel Campos Secondary School
    1,070 feet
  11. Beth Chana DC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet
  12. Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet
  13. Yeshiva Yesodah Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,110 feet
  14. Omni Childhood Center - Heyward School
    1,160 feet
  15. Owl Early Intervention Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,180 feet
  16. Beth Chana School
    1,220 feet
  17. Cong Yeshuos Moshe of Williamsburg School
    1,250 feet
  18. Darkei Tshivo of Dinov School
    1,250 feet
  19. Talmud Torah Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    1,250 feet
  20. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Pre-K
    1,280 feet
  21. Yeshiva Early Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet
  22. Williamsburg Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sarah J.S. Tompkins Garnet Playground
    390 feet

Health care

  1. Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 125 Heyward Street Older adult center
    300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    1,130 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Heyward Street or Lee 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.