Meeker Avenue & Jackson Street

Meeker Avenue and Jackson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The stele “Father Giorgio Memorial” is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about three minutes on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them parks, and 50 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
850 feet · 3 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Lorimer St/Meeker Av · B48
Within a walk
15 places
6 parks, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Meeker Avenue & Jackson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    850 feet
    G L

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Bedford Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Signs of Life” (2000) by Jackie Chang and “Personal Choice #5” (2023) by Chloë Bass at the Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lorimer St/Meeker Av, 540 feet away, for the B48.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lorimer St/Meeker Av B48
    540 feet
    B48

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Union Ave & Jackson St 19 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 167-149 Meeker Avenue Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    850 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 24 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Jackson Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Jackson Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Meeker Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Meeker Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Father Giorgio Square.

  1. Father Giorgio Memorial Stele by A.S. Cianfarani, 1954
    370 feet
  2. Greenpoint World War II Memorial Stele, 1954
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 parks
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    540 feet
  2. Learning Steps Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    830 feet
  3. City Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bedford Stuy New Beginnings CHS School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mt. Carmel Triangle
    90 feet
  2. Macri Triangle
    530 feet
  3. Father Giorgio Triangle
    690 feet
Show all 7
  1. Badame Sessa Triangle
    1,000 feet
  2. Jaime Campiz Playground
    1,060 feet
  3. Pvt. Sonsire Triangle
    1,080 feet
  4. McCarren Park
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. North 10th & Union Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    770 feet
  2. Frost Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    830 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Annunciation Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jackson Street or Meeker Avenue.

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, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.