Leonard Street & Meserole Street

Leonard Street and Meserole Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sternberg Park is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, Lorimer St, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lorimer St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · J, M
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Meserole St/Leonard St · B60
Within a walk
19 places
8 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Leonard Street & Meserole Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lorimer St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lorimer St J, M
    0.3 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. Broadway G
    0.3 miles
    G
  2. Hewes St J, M
    0.4 miles
    J 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 Meserole St/Leonard St, 100 feet away, for the B60.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Meserole St/Leonard St B60
    100 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Leonard Street and Meserole Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Leonard St & Boerum St 24 docks in all
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    1,260 feet
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
30 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 103 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Leonard Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Meserole Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Meserole Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modern. They were built between 1935 and 1938.

  1. Williamsburg Houses Designated landmark
    420 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay School
    650 feet
  2. Bushwick Improvement Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  3. Oitzerlech Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    800 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bushwick United Housing Dev Fund/ Bushwick United Hs/ Early Learn Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  2. Brownsville Collegiate Charter School
    1,130 feet
  3. P.S. 018 Edward Bush School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sternberg Park
    320 feet
  2. Sternberg Park Playground
    730 feet
  3. Martinez Playground
    760 feet
Show all 5
  1. Scholes Street Children’s Garden
    850 feet
  2. Ten Eyck Plaza Playground
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Most Holy Trinity Church St Mary House of worship
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Beyond Natural Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,110 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Leonard Street or Meserole 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.