Manhattan Avenue & Meeker Avenue

Manhattan Avenue and Meeker Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ericsson Playground is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them parks, and 33 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Graham Av/Meeker Av · B43
Within a walk
11 places
3 parks, 2 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Manhattan Avenue & Meeker Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.4 miles
    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. Nassau Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

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 Graham Av/Meeker Av, 530 feet away, for the B43.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av/Meeker Av B43
    530 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Manhattan Avenue.

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Graham Ave & Herbert St 26 docks in all
    590 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, 630 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 112 Richardson Street Gas station
    620 feet
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    670 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 107 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Manhattan Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Manhattan Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Meeker Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Meeker Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. John Ericsson Middle School 126 School
    830 feet
  2. Northside Charter High School
    830 feet
  3. B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Badame Sessa Triangle
    580 feet
  2. Lentol Garden
    620 feet
  3. Ericsson Playground
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. McCarren Park
    940 feet
  2. Father Giorgio Triangle
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Frost Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    940 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. School Settlement Association Community Center
    750 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 229/Ladder 146 Fire station
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Manhattan Avenue or Meeker Avenue.

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.