Lee Avenue & Penn Street

Lee Avenue and Penn Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Uta 128 is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, Hewes St, is about eight minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 54 public places, 40 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Hewes St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · J, M
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Lee Av/Hewes St · B44, B44 SBS
Within a walk
54 places
40 religious buildings, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lee Avenue & Penn Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hewes St J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    J M Z
  2. Broadway G
    0.4 miles
    G

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “El in 16 Notes” (2002) by Mara Held at the Hewes St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lee Av/Hewes St, 180 feet away, for the B44 and B44 SBS.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lee Av/Hewes St B44, B44 SBS
    180 feet
    B44 B44 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …
  2. B44 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Marcy Ave & Rutledge St 19 docks in all
    1,020 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1,180 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 711 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lee Avenue

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

West side of Lee Avenue

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

North side of Penn Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Penn Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310255 and 327594.

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
    500 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 54 public places.

  • 40 religious buildings
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    600 feet
  2. Uta 125 School
    660 feet
  3. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Pre-K
    740 feet
Show all 12
  1. Blocks Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    750 feet
  2. Yeshiva Early Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
  3. Uta 128 School
    810 feet
  4. Beth Chana School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    980 feet
  5. Mosdos Chasidei Square School
    1,000 feet
  6. TT Skver Williamsburg School
    1,000 feet
  7. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    1,020 feet
  8. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,100 feet
  9. Williamsburg Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration RC Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 19 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 Lee Avenue or Penn 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.