Manhattan Avenue & Stagg Walk
Manhattan Avenue and Stagg Walk meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Martinez Playground is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand St, is about eight minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 41 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1938, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Grand St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Grand St L0.4 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Montrose Av L0.4 milesL
- Graham Av L0.4 milesL
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Gratitudes off Grand” (2023) by Glendalys Medina at the Grand St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Meserole St/Manhattan Av, 610 feet away, for the B60.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Meserole St/Manhattan Av B60610 feetB60
Next buses at this stop
- B60 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Manhattan Avenue.
- 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Scholes St & Manhattan Ave 36 docks in all310 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 451 Lorimer Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 462 Keap Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11206
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 40 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1938.
Since 2014 at least 80 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 11 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modern. They were built between 1935 and 1938.
- Williamsburg Houses Designated landmark160 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.
- 9 religious buildings
- 6 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 community center
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Latin School, The School550 feet
- Lyons Community School550 feet
- The Williamsburg High School of Art and Technology School550 feet
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- Bushwick Improvement Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K630 feet
- Bushwick United Housing Dev Fund/ Bushwick United Hs/ Early Learn Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K670 feet
- P.S. 018 Edward Bush School870 feet
- Colony-South Brooklyn Houses Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K · listed historic place960 feet
- P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay School1,010 feet
- Brownsville Collegiate Charter School1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Martinez Playground30 feet
- Scholes Street Children’s Garden490 feet
- Ten Eyck Plaza Playground1,230 feet
Show all 4
- Sternberg Park1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Most Holy Trinity Church St Mary House of worship910 feet
- St John Evangelist Lutheran Church Listed historic place1,300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 202 Graham Avenue Older adult center970 feet
- Williamsburg Community Center1,020 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,020 feet
- Beyond Natural Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Manhattan Avenue & Scholes Street 260 feet
- Manhattan Avenue & Ten Eyck Walk 270 feet
- Leonard Street & Stagg Street 470 feet
- Manhattan Avenue & Meserole Street 520 feet
- Manhattan Avenue & Maujer Street 520 feet
- Leonard Street & Ten Eyck Street 620 feet
- Leonard Street & Scholes Street 710 feet
- Graham Avenue & Scholes Street 730 feet
See every intersection along Manhattan Avenue or Stagg Walk.