Maspeth Avenue & Debevoise Avenue
Maspeth Avenue and Debevoise Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Cooper Park development. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Carnegie Playground is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Graham Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them gardens, and two places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Graham Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Graham Av L0.4 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Grand St L0.4 milesL
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Kingsland Av/Maspeth Av, 660 feet away, for the B24.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kingsland Av/Maspeth Av B24660 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Morgan Ave & Maspeth Ave 25 docks in all470 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 65 Kingsland Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
What the city has done here
- Enhanced crossing, March 2015
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11211
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90 and 94 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Cooper Park development.
Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 118 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and April 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Debevoise Avenue
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Debevoise Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Maspeth Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 gardens
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 dog run
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Carrig Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5390 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cooper Park30 feet
- Carnegie Playground100 feet
- Red Shed Community Garden680 feet
Show all 5
- Dog Run in Cooper Park Dog run830 feet
- Orient Grove Garden1,070 feet
Houses of worship
- St Francis of Paola Church House of worship1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Maspeth Avenue & Olive Street 330 feet
- Morgan Avenue & Maspeth Avenue 450 feet
- Sharon Street & Olive Street 620 feet
- Kingsland Avenue & Maspeth Avenue 630 feet
- Morgan Avenue & Skillman Avenue 710 feet
- Kingsland Avenue & Skillman Avenue 830 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Olive Street 890 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & Vandervoort Avenue 930 feet
See every intersection along Debevoise Avenue or Maspeth Avenue.