Marcy Avenue & South 5th Street

Marcy Avenue and South 5th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marcy Green Center is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about a minute on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, nine of them parks, and 36 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
240 feet · 1 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Marcy Av/S 4 St · B24, B60, Q54
Within a walk
37 places
9 parks, 8 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marcy Avenue & South 5th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    240 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, 180 feet away, for the B24, B60 and Q54.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …
  2. B60 …
  3. Q54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Rodney St 21 docks in all
    600 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
    1,200 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
35 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.

Since 2014 at least 151 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Marcy Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Marcy Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of South 5th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of South 5th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10:30AM 3PM-7:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 302555.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    140 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    550 feet
  3. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    1,150 feet
Show all 9
  1. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    670 feet
  2. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  3. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    1,170 feet
  4. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    1,200 feet
  5. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    1,280 feet
  6. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Green South Park
    40 feet
  2. Marcy Green Center Park
    40 feet
  3. La Guardia Playground
    450 feet
Show all 15
  1. Rodney Park Center Park
    260 feet
  2. Rodney Park North Park
    260 feet
  3. Marcy Green North Park
    320 feet
  4. Marcy Park South Park
    440 feet
  5. Strawberry Playground
    530 feet
  6. Rodney Playground South Playground
    530 feet
  7. Rodney Park South Park
    690 feet
  8. Rodney Playground Center Park
    860 feet
  9. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    940 feet
  10. Blue Playground
    1,040 feet
  11. Continental Army Plaza
    1,150 feet
  12. Hooper Grove Garden
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Williamsburgh Library Landmark
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    380 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,200 feet
  3. Williams Plaza Community Center
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    360 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    620 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    440 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 27 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 26 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Marcy Avenue or South 5th 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.