Marcy Avenue & Williamsburg Street West

Marcy Avenue and Williamsburg Street West meet at a five-way junction in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Rodney Park South is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 64 public places, 31 of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
410 feet · 2 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
Havemeyer St/Division Av · B62
Within a walk
64 places
31 religious buildings, 10 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marcy Avenue & Williamsburg Street West Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 410 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    410 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
    1,150 feet
    J M
  2. Broadway G
    0.5 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 Havemeyer St/Division Av, 480 feet away, for the B62.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Havemeyer St/Division Av B62
    480 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 56 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Division Ave & Marcy Ave 33 docks in all
    180 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. 687 Kent 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 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 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

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four 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 138 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Division Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

South side of Division Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Marcy Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Marcy Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Williamsburg Street West

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs 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
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 64 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    180 feet
  2. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    430 feet
  3. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    440 feet
Show all 17
  1. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    550 feet
  2. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  3. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    610 feet
  4. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    610 feet
  5. Uta 212 School
    620 feet
  6. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet
  7. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    820 feet
  8. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  9. Bnos Yakov School
    940 feet
  10. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    940 feet
  11. Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel School
    1,100 feet
  12. El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice School
    1,190 feet
  13. P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly School
    1,250 feet
  14. Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School NYC School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Park South Park
    60 feet
  2. Rodney Park South Park
    260 feet
  3. Marcy Green South Park
    620 feet
Show all 12
  1. Rodney Park Center Park
    720 feet
  2. Marcy Green Center Park
    760 feet
  3. Roebling Playground
    810 feet
  4. Sobel Playground
    820 feet
  5. Rodney Park North Park
    980 feet
  6. Marcy Green North Park
    1,040 feet
  7. La Guardia Playground
    1,170 feet
  8. Strawberry Playground
    1,260 feet
  9. Rodney Playground South Playground
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library Landmark
    300 feet
  2. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration RC Church House of worship
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williams Plaza Community Center
    770 feet
  2. Williamsburg Post Office
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    500 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    870 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  2. Central Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    630 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 36 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 24 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Division Avenue, Marcy Avenue or Williamsburg Street West.

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.