Lorimer Street & Lee Avenue

Lorimer Street and Lee Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bnei Shimon Yisroel of Sopron is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing Av, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, ten of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flushing Av
1,240 feet · 5 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Lorimer St/Lee Av · B48
Within a walk
31 places
10 day care or pre-K sites, 9 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lorimer Street & Lee Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flushing Av, 1,240 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flushing Av G
    1,240 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Lorimer St J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M
  2. Broadway G
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lorimer St/Lee Av, 50 feet away, for the B48.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lorimer St/Lee Av B48
    50 feet
    B48

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Nostrand Ave & Flushing Ave 25 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 212 Harrison Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lee Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-THURSDAY 4PM-7PM

North side of Lorimer Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 10 day care or pre-K sites
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 9 schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Williamsburg Infant & Early Childhoo Preschool
    210 feet
  2. Owl Early Intervention Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    370 feet
  3. Bnois Spinka School
    420 feet
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  1. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    520 feet
  2. Blocks Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    600 feet
  3. Yeshiva Mesivta Arugath Habosem School
    710 feet
  4. Bnei Shimon Yisroel of Sopron School
    870 feet
  5. P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary School
    880 feet
  6. Beth Chana DC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  7. Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  8. Yeshiva Yesodah Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,000 feet
  9. Talmud Torah Dnitra School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,050 feet
  10. Uta 125 School
    1,110 feet
  11. Beth Chana School
    1,120 feet
  12. Kiddies Daycare NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,130 feet
  13. Bnos Nitra School
    1,160 feet
  14. Sunny Tots Brooklyn Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet
  15. Mosdos Chasidei Square School
    1,280 feet
  16. TT Skver Williamsburg School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sarah J.S. Tompkins Garnet Playground
    390 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 71k Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 125 Heyward Street Older adult center
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 11 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 Lee Avenue 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, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.