Marcy Avenue & South 4th Street

Marcy Avenue and South 4th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Williamsburg Post Office is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about two minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, nine of them parks, and 50 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1929, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
510 feet · 2 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Marcy Av/S 4 St · B24, B60, Q54
Within a walk
31 places
9 parks, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marcy Avenue & South 4th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    510 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
    0.3 miles
    J M
  2. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.4 miles
    G L

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 4 St, 110 feet away, for the B24, B60 and Q54.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av/S 4 St B24, B60, Q54
    110 feet
    B24 B60 Q54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …
  2. B60 …
  3. Q54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on South 4th Street.

  • 78 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
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2023
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 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
Elevation
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1929.

Since 2014 at least 179 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Marcy Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Marcy Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of South 4th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South 4th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 300597.

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
    400 feet
  2. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark
    570 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 9 parks
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    410 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    830 feet
  3. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    890 feet
Show all 6
  1. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  2. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  3. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Green Center Park
    40 feet
  2. Marcy Green North Park
    40 feet
  3. Strawberry Playground
    260 feet
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  1. Rodney Playground South Playground
    260 feet
  2. Rodney Park North Park
    260 feet
  3. Marcy Green South Park
    310 feet
  4. Rodney Park Center Park
    530 feet
  5. Rodney Playground Center Park
    580 feet
  6. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    670 feet
  7. Marcy Park South Park
    720 feet
  8. La Guardia Playground
    730 feet
  9. Blue Playground
    770 feet
  10. Rodney Park South Park
    960 feet
  11. Hooper Grove Garden
    1,260 feet
  12. Continental Army Plaza
    1,270 feet
  13. Jaime Campiz Playground
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  2. Williamsburgh Library
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    100 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    630 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    900 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    710 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Marcy Avenue or South 4th Street.

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