Lorimer Street & Wallabout Street
Lorimer Street and Wallabout Street meet at a three-way junction in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bnois Spinka is 340 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 34 public places, 11 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.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Flushing Av, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av G1,280 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Lorimer St J, M0.4 milesJ M
- Broadway G0.5 milesG
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Lorimer St/Lee Av, 130 feet away, for the B48.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorimer St/Lee Av B48130 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Nostrand Ave & Flushing Ave 25 docks in all430 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 711 Kent Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2021 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Lorimer Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Wallabout Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.
- 11 day care or pre-K sites
- 10 schools
- 9 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Williamsburg Infant & Early Childhoo Preschool130 feet
- Bnois Spinka School340 feet
- Owl Early Intervention Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2410 feet
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- Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5600 feet
- Yeshiva Mesivta Arugath Habosem School630 feet
- Blocks Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5690 feet
- Bnei Shimon Yisroel of Sopron School910 feet
- Beth Chana DC Preschool, ages 2 to 5920 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5920 feet
- Yeshiva Yesodah Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5920 feet
- P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary School970 feet
- Beth Chana School1,030 feet
- Talmud Torah Dnitra School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,090 feet
- Kiddies Daycare NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,170 feet
- Uta 125 School1,190 feet
- Bnos Nitra School1,210 feet
- Cong Yeshuos Moshe of Williamsburg School1,250 feet
- Darkei Tshivo of Dinov School1,250 feet
- Talmud Torah Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School1,250 feet
- Child care center at 77-87 Wallabout Street School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,250 feet
- Sunny Tots Brooklyn Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sarah J.S. Tompkins Garnet Playground480 feet
Health care
- Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice1,280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Public School 71k Listed historic place1,210 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 125 Heyward Street Older adult center1,190 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch130 feet
Supermarkets
- One Stop Kosher Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 16 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Lorimer Street & Lee Avenue 80 feet
- Wallabout Street & Lee Avenue 90 feet
- Lee Avenue & Middleton Street 350 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Flushing Avenue 370 feet
- Wallabout Street & Middleton Street 500 feet
- Wallabout Street & Walton Street 540 feet
- Lee Avenue & Lynch Street 630 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Warsoff Place 630 feet
See every intersection along Lorimer Street or Wallabout Street.