Lorimer Street & Meserole Street

Lorimer Street and Meserole Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Williamsburg Houses, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 710 feet away, and Ten Eyck Garden is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Lorimer St, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lorimer St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · J, M
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Meserole St/Lorimer St · B60
Within a walk
20 places
7 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lorimer 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 five 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
    0.3 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/Lorimer St, 100 feet away, for the B60.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Meserole Street.

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Scholes St & Lorimer St 27 docks in all
    350 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
    800 feet
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 120 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lorimer Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Lorimer Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Meserole Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM 2:30PM-4PM

South side of Meserole Street

  • Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modern and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1879 and 1938.

  1. Colored School No. 3, later Public School 69 Designated landmark
    680 feet
  2. Williamsburg Houses Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Oitzerlech Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    340 feet
  2. Bushwick Improvement Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  3. P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay School
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Car 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  2. Bushwick United Housing Dev Fund/ Bushwick United Hs/ Early Learn Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sternberg Park
    320 feet
  2. Ten Eyck Plaza Playground
    810 feet
  3. Sternberg Park Playground
    870 feet
Show all 7
  1. Lithuania Square
    1,160 feet
  2. Ten Eyck Garden
    1,190 feet
  3. Martinez Playground
    1,220 feet
  4. Scholes Street Children’s Garden
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Most Holy Trinity Church St Mary House of worship
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 35/Engine 216/Ladder 108 Fire station
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Beyond Natural Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    650 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lorimer 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.