Lorimer Street & Powers Street

Lorimer Street and Powers Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Ten Eyck Plaza is 1,000 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 17 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 75 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
590 feet · 2 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Lorimer St/Powers St · B48
Within a walk
17 places
7 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lorimer Street & Powers Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 590 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    590 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
  2. Grand St L
    0.5 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/Powers St, 110 feet away, for the B48.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 64 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
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    550 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 seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2024

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
29 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 141 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lorimer Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Lorimer Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Powers Street

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

South side of Powers Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300620 and 301354.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 018 Edward Bush School
    1,190 feet
  2. Bushwick United Housing Dev Fund/ Bushwick United Hs/ Early Learn Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet
  3. Amazing Explorers Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet
Show all 5
  1. Two by Two Childcare Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet
  2. St. Nicks Alliance Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ten Eyck Plaza Playground
    1,000 feet
  2. Ten Eyck Garden
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Moslem Mosque Listed historic place
    720 feet
  2. Leonard Library
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 211 Ainslie Street Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 75 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Lorimer Street or Powers Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.