Manhattan Avenue & Cook Street

Manhattan Avenue and Cook Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Williamsburg Branch, Public National Bank of New York Building stands 500 feet away, and Sunshine Community Garden is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Lorimer St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lorimer St
830 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Broadway/Cook St · B46
Within a walk
16 places
6 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Manhattan Avenue & Cook Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lorimer St, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lorimer St J, M
    830 feet
    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. Flushing Av J, M
    850 feet
    J M
  2. Flushing Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Roundlet Series” (2002) by Annette Davidek at the Lorimer St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Cook St, 160 feet away, for the B46.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Cook St B46
    160 feet
    B46

Next buses at this stop

  1. B46 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Manhattan Avenue.

  • 71 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Whipple St 27 docks in all
    220 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 212 Harrison Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,280 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 254 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Cook Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Cook Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Manhattan Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Manhattan Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 329022.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical, and built between 1921 and 1923.

  1. Williamsburg Branch, Public National Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    500 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 college
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Boricua College - Brooklyn College
    630 feet
  2. Uta 110 School
    700 feet
  3. P.S. 257 John F. Hylan School
    830 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bartlett Playground
    730 feet
  2. Bushwick Garden - Bushwick Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    940 feet
  3. Sunshine Community Garden
    1,200 feet
Show all 5
  1. George Washington Carver Community Garden
    1,210 feet
  2. Nos Cuidamos Community Garden
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints RC Church House of worship
    500 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Metropolitan Post Office Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. Older adult center at 80 Seigel Street Older adult center
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    730 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    740 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    750 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    280 feet
  2. Green Corner Fish & Farmers Market Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    880 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cook Street or Manhattan Avenue.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.