Lombardy Street & Porter Avenue
Lombardy Street and Porter Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sgt. William Dougherty Playground is 520 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cherry St/Vandervoort Av, is 740 feet away for the B24, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 170 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1920, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cherry St/Vandervoort Av, 740 feet away, for the B24.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cherry St/Vandervoort Av B24740 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Morgan Ave & Lombardy St 30 docks in all970 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 900 feet by car along the streets.
- 546 Morgan Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.7 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 January 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11222
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 94
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 170 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 November 2015 and December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Lombardy Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Lombardy Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Porter Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-5PM
West side of Porter Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sgt. William Dougherty Playground520 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Porter Avenue & Beadel Street 260 feet
- Porter Avenue & Anthony Street 260 feet
- Porter Avenue & Cherry Street 400 feet
- Vandervoort Avenue & Lombardy Street 440 feet
- Varick Avenue & Lombardy Street 460 feet
- Vandervoort Avenue & Beadel Street 700 feet
- Vandervoort Avenue & Anthony Street 710 feet
- Varick Avenue & Anthony Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Lombardy Street or Porter Avenue.