Leonard Street & Jackson Street

Leonard Street and Jackson Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The stele “Father Giorgio Memorial” is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about four minutes on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them parks, and 38 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
1,180 feet · 4 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
Lorimer St/Jackson St · B48
Within a walk
15 places
5 parks, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Leonard Street & Jackson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 1,180 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    1,180 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
    0.3 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 Lorimer St/Jackson St, 480 feet away, for the B48.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lorimer St/Jackson St B48
    480 feet
    B48

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Leonard Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jackson St & Leonard St 22 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 112 Richardson Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 395 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 66 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

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
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Jackson Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Jackson Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Father Giorgio Square.

  1. Father Giorgio Memorial Stele by A.S. Cianfarani, 1954
    500 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. City Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    700 feet
  2. B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  3. P.S. 132 the Conselyea School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Badame Sessa Triangle
    290 feet
  2. Father Giorgio Triangle
    490 feet
  3. McCarren Park
    1,080 feet
Show all 5
  1. Macri Triangle
    1,280 feet
  2. Mt. Carmel Triangle
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Frost Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    800 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Leonard Library
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. School Settlement Association Community Center
    410 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 229/Ladder 146 Fire station
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 14 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 Jackson 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.