Manhattan Avenue & Skillman Avenue

Manhattan Avenue and Skillman 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. Badame Sessa Triangle is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Graham Av, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 44 places to eat. About 2,500 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
Graham Av
970 feet · 4 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
Graham Av/Jackson St · B43
Within a walk
16 places
7 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Manhattan Avenue & Skillman Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Graham Av, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av L
    970 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.3 miles
    G L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Jackson St, 650 feet away, for the B43.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av/Jackson St B43 · Shelter
    650 feet
    B43
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Manhattan Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Graham Ave & Conselyea St 30 docks in all
    760 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. 112 Richardson Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 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 April 2025.

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
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Manhattan Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Manhattan Avenue

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Skillman Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

South side of Skillman Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 community center
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    250 feet
  2. P.S. 132 the Conselyea School
    410 feet
  3. NYSARC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. St. Nicks Alliance Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Badame Sessa Triangle
    1,000 feet
  2. Father Giorgio Triangle
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Leonard Library
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis of Paola Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. School Settlement Association Community Center
    220 feet
  2. Older adult center at 211 Ainslie Street Older adult center
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and 19 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Manhattan Avenue or Skillman 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.