Leonard Street & Devoe Street

Leonard Street and Devoe Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Leonard Library is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about three minutes on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 56 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
700 feet · 3 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Metropolitan Av/Leonard St · B24
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Leonard Street & Devoe Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    700 feet
    G L

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Graham Av L
    1,190 feet
    L
  2. Grand St L
    0.5 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Signs of Life” (2000) by Jackie Chang and “Personal Choice #5” (2023) by Chloë Bass at the Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Leonard St, 380 feet away, for the B24.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metropolitan Av/Leonard St B24
    380 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Leonard Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Devoe St & Lorimer St 32 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 462 Keap Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 10 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Devoe Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Devoe Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St. Nicks Alliance Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  2. P.S. 132 the Conselyea School
    1,000 feet
  3. P.S. 018 Edward Bush School
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bushwick United Housing Dev Fund/ Bushwick United Hs/ Early Learn Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Leonard Library
    120 feet
  2. Moslem Mosque Listed historic place
    780 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 211 Ainslie Street Older adult center
    740 feet
  2. School Settlement Association Community Center
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 56 places to eat and 18 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Devoe Street or Leonard Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.