Marcy Avenue & South 9th Street

Marcy Avenue and South 9th Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 570 feet away, and Keap Fourth Community Garden is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 52 public places, 21 of them religious buildings, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
110 feet · 1 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Broadway/Marcy Av · T432
Within a walk
52 places
21 religious buildings, 8 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marcy Avenue & South 9th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 110 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    110 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
    1,120 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/Marcy Av, 180 feet away, for the T432.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Marcy Av T432
    180 feet
    T432

Next buses at this stop

  1. T432 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 66 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
    490 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
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 April 2024.

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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 143 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and December 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Marcy Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of South 9th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of South 9th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

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. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark
    570 feet
  2. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    600 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    130 feet
  2. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    470 feet
  3. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    750 feet
Show all 13
  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  2. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
  3. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    860 feet
  4. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  5. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    900 feet
  6. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    920 feet
  7. Uta 212 School
    930 feet
  8. Bnos Yakov School
    1,130 feet
  9. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  10. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Park South Park
    180 feet
  2. Rodney Park South Park
    270 feet
  3. Marcy Green South Park
    320 feet
Show all 14
  1. Rodney Park Center Park
    420 feet
  2. Marcy Green Center Park
    460 feet
  3. Rodney Park North Park
    680 feet
  4. Marcy Green North Park
    740 feet
  5. La Guardia Playground
    860 feet
  6. Strawberry Playground
    950 feet
  7. Rodney Playground South Playground
    950 feet
  8. Roebling Playground
    1,120 feet
  9. Sobel Playground
    1,120 feet
  10. Rodney Playground Center Park
    1,260 feet
  11. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library Landmark
    610 feet
  2. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    830 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration RC Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    800 feet
  2. Williams Plaza Community Center
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    190 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    570 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    330 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 40 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Marcy Avenue or South 9th Street.

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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.