Marcy Avenue & Heyward Street

Marcy Avenue and Heyward Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Juan Morel Campos Secondary School is 370 feet away, and Transfiguration RC Church is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway
1,270 feet · 5 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
830 feet
Lorimer St/Marcy Av · B48
Within a walk
38 places
19 religious buildings, 10 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marcy Avenue & Heyward Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway, 1,270 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway G
    1,270 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Flushing Av G
    0.3 miles
    G
  2. Hewes St J, M
    0.3 miles
    J M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lorimer St/Marcy Av, 830 feet away, for the B48.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lorimer St/Marcy Av B48
    830 feet
    B48

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Marcy Ave & Rutledge St 19 docks in all
    240 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 249 Lynch Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.6 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Heyward Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Heyward Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Marcy Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Marcy Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 19 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beginning With Children Charter School II School
    370 feet
  2. Juan Morel Campos Secondary School
    370 feet
  3. P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary School
    620 feet
Show all 15
  1. Beth Rachel School-Girls-68 School
    760 feet
  2. Bnos Yakov School for Girls School
    760 feet
  3. BR School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    860 feet
  4. Blocks Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    910 feet
  5. Beth Rachel School for Girls 60 School
    980 feet
  6. Uta 125 School
    990 feet
  7. United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  8. Mosdos Chasidei Square School
    1,160 feet
  9. TT Skver Williamsburg School
    1,160 feet
  10. El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice School
    1,220 feet
  11. Talmud Torah Dnitra School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,290 feet
  12. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sarah J.S. Tompkins Garnet Playground
    1,090 feet
  2. Harmony Triangle
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 71k Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration RC Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 125 Heyward Street Older adult center
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and ten 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Heyward Street or Marcy Avenue.

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