Lorimer Street & Scholes Street

Lorimer Street and Scholes Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lithuania Square is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, Lorimer St, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lorimer St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, M
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Lorimer St/Meserole St · B48
Within a walk
18 places
8 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lorimer Street & Scholes 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 six 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 Lorimer St/Meserole St, 170 feet away, for the B48.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lorimer St/Meserole St B48 · Shelter
    170 feet
    B48
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Scholes Street.

  • 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Scholes St & Lorimer St 27 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

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

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    940 feet
  2. 462 Keap Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

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
31 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 128 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lorimer Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lorimer Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Scholes Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Scholes Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Modern. They were mostly built between 1935 and 1938.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick Improvement Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
  2. Oitzerlech Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    600 feet
  3. Bushwick United Housing Dev Fund/ Bushwick United Hs/ Early Learn Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ten Eyck Plaza Playground
    540 feet
  2. Sternberg Park
    580 feet
  3. Lithuania Square
    900 feet
Show all 7
  1. Ten Eyck Garden
    930 feet
  2. Martinez Playground
    960 feet
  3. Sternberg Park Playground
    1,130 feet
  4. Scholes Street Children’s Garden
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 12 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 Scholes 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.