Marcy Avenue & Rodney Street

Marcy Avenue and Rodney Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marcy Park South is 350 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 59 public places, 33 of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
760 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Broadway/Rodney St · T410, T422, T433
Within a walk
59 places
33 religious buildings, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marcy Avenue & Rodney Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    760 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. Hewes St J, M
    970 feet
    J M
  2. Broadway G
    0.4 miles
    G

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Rodney St, 600 feet away, for the T410, T422 and T433.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Rodney St T410, T422, T433
    600 feet
    T410 T422 T433

Next buses at this stop

  1. T410 …
  2. T422 …
  3. T433 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Division Ave & Marcy Ave 33 docks in all
    240 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 2023.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
55 feet above sea level

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 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 35 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Marcy Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

West side of Marcy Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Rodney Street

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

West side of Rodney Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1884 and 1905.

  1. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 public places.

  • 33 religious buildings
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 schools
  • 6 parks
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Uta 212 School
    270 feet
  2. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    290 feet
  3. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    470 feet
Show all 14
  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    530 feet
  2. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    630 feet
  3. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    650 feet
  4. Bnos Yakov School
    760 feet
  5. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    760 feet
  6. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    790 feet
  7. El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice School
    840 feet
  8. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    910 feet
  9. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  10. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    960 feet
  11. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rodney Park South Park
    320 feet
  2. Marcy Park South Park
    350 feet
  3. Rodney Park Center Park
    700 feet
Show all 10
  1. Marcy Green South Park
    830 feet
  2. Rodney Park North Park
    920 feet
  3. Marcy Green Center Park
    1,110 feet
  4. Roebling Playground
    1,160 feet
  5. Sobel Playground
    1,170 feet
  6. Strawberry Playground
    1,190 feet
  7. Rodney Playground South Playground
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library Landmark
    180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration RC Church House of worship
    620 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williams Plaza Community Center
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    850 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,220 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  2. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    980 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 37 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Marcy Avenue or Rodney Street.

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