Leonard Street & Boerum Street
Leonard Street and Boerum Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,162 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Sternberg Park is 50 feet away, and Brownsville Collegiate Charter School is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Lorimer St, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Lorimer St, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Lorimer St J, M1,020 feetJ M
Next trains at this station
Outbound
2 lines- J …
- M …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- M …
Also within a walk
- Broadway G1,070 feetG
- Hewes St J, M0.4 milesJ M
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Roundlet Series” (2002) by Annette Davidek at the Lorimer St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Lorimer St/Boerum St, 570 feet away, for the B48.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorimer St/Boerum St B48 · Shelter570 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Leonard Street.
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Leonard St & Boerum St 24 docks in all100 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 249 Lynch Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,162 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 685th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 646 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11206
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,800 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 1963 and 1973.
Since 2014 at least 39 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 69 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Boerum Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Parallel parking only 6 signs PARALLEL PARKING ONLY
South side of Boerum Street
- Back-in parking only 7 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Leonard Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Leonard Street
- Back-in parking only 10 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay School900 feet
- Brownsville Collegiate Charter School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sternberg Park50 feet
- Sternberg Park Playground100 feet
- Sunshine Community Garden760 feet
Show all 4
- Lindsay Triangle1,030 feet
Houses of worship
- Most Holy Trinity Church St Mary House of worship930 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
- Beyond Natural Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 13 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Manhattan Avenue & Boerum Street 440 feet
- Lorimer Street & Boerum Street 480 feet
- Leonard Street & Montrose Avenue 520 feet
- Manhattan Avenue & Johnson Avenue 700 feet
- Manhattan Avenue & McKibbin Street 710 feet
- Leonard Street & Meserole Street 790 feet
- Leonard Street & Moore Street 800 feet
- Lorimer Street & McKibbin Street 870 feet
See every intersection along Boerum Street or Leonard Street.