Lorimer Street & Ainslie Street

Lorimer Street and Ainslie Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Macri Triangle is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about two minutes on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 74 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
500 feet · 2 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Lorimer St/Ainslie St · B48
Within a walk
13 places
6 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lorimer Street & Ainslie Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    500 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
    0.4 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/Ainslie St, 110 feet away, for the B48.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 72 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

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

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    810 feet
  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
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 1 person killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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)
Williamsburg
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 129 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
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Ainslie Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Ainslie Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Lorimer Street

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

West side of Lorimer Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St. Nicks Alliance Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Macri Triangle
    1,220 feet
  2. Ten Eyck Plaza Playground
    1,260 feet
  3. Ten Eyck Garden
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Leonard Library
    700 feet
  2. Moslem Mosque Listed historic place
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 211 Ainslie Street Older adult center
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 74 places to eat and 19 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Ainslie Street or Lorimer Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.