Lee Avenue & Middleton Street

Lee Avenue and Middleton Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Mesivta Arugath Habosem is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing Av, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 12 of them schools, and four places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flushing Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Lee Av/Lynch St · B44
Within a walk
35 places
12 schools, 11 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lee Avenue & Middleton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flushing Av G
    0.3 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Broadway G
    0.4 miles
    G
  2. Lorimer St J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lee Av/Lynch St, 170 feet away, for the B44.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Nostrand Ave & Flushing Ave 25 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.5 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
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
10 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 94 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lee Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-THURSDAY 4PM-7PM

West side of Lee Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Middleton Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

South side of Middleton Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Williamsburg Infant & Early Childhoo Preschool
    240 feet
  2. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    250 feet
  3. Bnois Spinka School
    360 feet
Show all 21
  1. Blocks Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    330 feet
  2. Yeshiva Mesivta Arugath Habosem School
    520 feet
  3. P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary School
    610 feet
  4. Owl Early Intervention Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    640 feet
  5. Uta 125 School
    830 feet
  6. Beth Chana DC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  7. Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  8. Yeshiva Yesodah Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    950 feet
  9. Mosdos Chasidei Square School
    1,000 feet
  10. TT Skver Williamsburg School
    1,000 feet
  11. Beth Chana School
    1,060 feet
  12. Bnei Shimon Yisroel of Sopron School
    1,140 feet
  13. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet
  14. Uta 128 School
    1,160 feet
  15. Cong Yeshuos Moshe of Williamsburg School
    1,280 feet
  16. Darkei Tshivo of Dinov School
    1,280 feet
  17. Talmud Torah Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    1,280 feet
  18. Child care center at 77-87 Wallabout Street School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Health care

  1. Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    480 feet

Supermarkets

  1. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lee Avenue or Middleton Street.

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