Marcy Avenue & Bike Path

Marcy Avenue and Bike Path meet at a three-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marcy Green North is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, nine of them parks, and 52 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Bike Path.

Safety record
8 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
750 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Marcy Av/S 2 St · B24
Within a walk
32 places
9 parks, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marcy Avenue & Bike Path Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    750 feet
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.3 miles
    G L
  2. Hewes St J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Marcy Av/S 2 St, 170 feet away, for the B24.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av/S 2 St B24
    170 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Bike Path.

  • 73 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Rodney St 21 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 770 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    460 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 152 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Borinquen Place

  • No stopping 7 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Borinquen Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Marcy Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Marcy Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1884 and 1908.

  1. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    560 feet
  2. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 9 parks
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
  2. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    720 feet
  3. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    940 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,070 feet
  3. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    1,090 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    1,090 feet
  5. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet
  6. Two by Two Childcare Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Green North Park
    40 feet
  2. Marcy Green Center Park
    280 feet
  3. Strawberry Playground
    340 feet
Show all 16
  1. Rodney Playground Center Park
    340 feet
  2. Rodney Playground South Playground
    350 feet
  3. Rodney Park North Park
    500 feet
  4. Blue Playground
    520 feet
  5. Marcy Green South Park
    550 feet
  6. La Guardia Playground
    640 feet
  7. Rodney Park Center Park
    770 feet
  8. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    910 feet
  9. Marcy Park South Park
    950 feet
  10. Continental Army Plaza
    1,030 feet
  11. Jaime Campiz Playground
    1,060 feet
  12. Rodney Park South Park
    1,200 feet
  13. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    190 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    870 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    980 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    950 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 places to eat and 24 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 25 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bike Path or Marcy Avenue.

Sources: 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 Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.