Lee Avenue & Wilson Street

Lee Avenue and Wilson 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. Roebling Playground is 50 feet away, and La Casita Verde Community Garden is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 54 public places, 27 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
1,180 feet · 4 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Lee Av/Taylor St · B44, B44 SBS
Within a walk
54 places
27 religious buildings, 8 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lee Avenue & Wilson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 1,180 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    1,180 feet
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Hewes St J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lee Av/Taylor St, 220 feet away, for the B44 and B44 SBS.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lee Av/Taylor St B44, B44 SBS
    220 feet
    B44 B44 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …
  2. B44 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lee Ave & Taylor St 25 docks in all
    190 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. 687 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 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.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 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
  • 10 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and April 2026, 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

North side of Wilson Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

South side of Wilson Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SUNDAY-THURSDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307572 and 332759.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 27 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    300 feet
  2. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    320 feet
  3. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    420 feet
Show all 14
  1. P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly School
    480 feet
  2. Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School NYC School
    480 feet
  3. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    520 feet
  4. Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel School
    540 feet
  5. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
  6. Bais Yakov Dkhal Adas Yereim HS School
    860 feet
  7. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  8. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,020 feet
  9. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,100 feet
  10. Little Giants Child Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  11. United Talmudical Academy 75 School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Roebling Playground
    50 feet
  2. Sobel Playground
    320 feet
  3. Marcy Park South Park
    820 feet
Show all 7
  1. Rodney Park South Park
    1,020 feet
  2. Bedford Playground
    1,050 feet
  3. La Casita Verde Community Garden
    1,230 feet
  4. Cohn Triangle
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library
    1,070 feet
  2. New England Congregational Church and Rectory Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  3. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Independence Towers Community Center
    840 feet
  2. Older adult center at 114 Taylor Street Older adult center
    840 feet
  3. Williams Plaza Community Center
    860 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,240 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Central Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 31 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lee Avenue or Wilson 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.