Leonard Street & Withers Street
Leonard Street and Withers Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Badame-Sessa Memorial Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Badame Sessa Triangle is 20 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about five minutes on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them parks, and 42 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L0.3 milesG L
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Graham Av L0.4 milesL
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, 650 feet away, for the B48.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorimer St/Jackson St B48650 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Leonard Street.
- 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Jackson St & Leonard St 22 docks in all280 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 112 Richardson Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
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
- 17 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Badame-Sessa Memorial Square, a co-naming enacted on October 12, 1973 (Local Law 57 of 1973).
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 78 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Badame-Sessa Memorial Square.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Leonard Street
- No parking 3 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
North side of Withers Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Withers Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Father Giorgio Square.
- Father Giorgio Memorial Stele by A.S. Cianfarani, 1954540 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 parks
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- City Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5780 feet
- John Ericsson Middle School 126 School1,110 feet
- Northside Charter High School1,110 feet
Show all 5
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
- Learning Steps Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Badame Sessa Triangle20 feet
- Father Giorgio Triangle550 feet
- McCarren Park820 feet
Show all 5
- Mt. Carmel Triangle1,230 feet
- Lentol Garden1,310 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Frost Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza540 feet
Community centers and public services
- School Settlement Association Community Center510 feet
- McCarren Play Center Recreation center1,270 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 229/Ladder 146 Fire station690 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 42 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 of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Meeker Avenue & Leonard Street 140 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Leonard Street 230 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Withers Street 230 feet
- Leonard Street & Jackson Street 260 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Frost Street 370 feet
- Manhattan Avenue & Withers Street 460 feet
- Lorimer Street & Meeker Avenue 510 feet
- Leonard Street & Richardson Street 520 feet
See every intersection along Leonard Street or Withers Street.