Manhattan Avenue & Driggs Avenue

Manhattan Avenue and Driggs Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ericsson Playground is 540 feet away, and Northside Charter High School is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Nassau Av, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them schools, and 59 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nassau Av
650 feet · 2 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Manhattan Av/Driggs Av · B43, B48, B62
Within a walk
16 places
4 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Manhattan Avenue & Driggs Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nassau Av, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nassau Av G
    650 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Bedford Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Manhattan Av/Driggs Av, 60 feet away, for the B43, B48 and B62.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Manhattan Av/Driggs Av B43, B48, B62
    60 feet
    B43 B48 B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …
  2. B48 …
  3. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Driggs Avenue.

  • 61 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Driggs Ave & Lorimer St 27 docks in all
    220 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 497 Meeker Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 395 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11222
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 57 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 118 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and September 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

South side of Driggs Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Manhattan Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 2 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

West side of Manhattan Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310900 and 330145.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Moderne. They were built between 1934 and 1936.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in McCarren Park.

  1. Double Sun Mural by Mary Temple, 2016
    740 feet
  2. Father Jerzy Popieluszko Monument Sculpture by Stanislaw Lutostanski, 1990
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 dog run
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Atelier de la casa Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  2. ABC Child Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet
  3. John Ericsson Middle School 126 School
    1,200 feet
Show all 7
  1. Northside Charter High School
    1,200 feet
  2. St Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Acad School
    1,210 feet
  3. Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  4. A-Tech High School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCarren Park
    50 feet
  2. Vincent V Abate Playground
    340 feet
  3. Ericsson Playground
    540 feet
Show all 5
  1. Dog Run in McCarren Park Dog run
    1,170 feet
  2. Green Dome Garden
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. McCarren Play Center Recreation center · landmark
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 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 Driggs Avenue 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.