Meeker Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue at Rodney Street

Meeker Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue and Rodney Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 61 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Macri Triangle is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about a minute on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 64 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
30 hurt
61 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
370 feet · 1 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Metropolitan Av/Rodney St · Q59
Within a walk
19 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Meeker Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue at Rodney Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 370 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    370 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
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. Graham 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 Metropolitan Av/Rodney St, 40 feet away, for the Q59.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metropolitan Av/Rodney St Q59
    40 feet
    Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Metropolitan Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Metropolitan Ave & Meeker Ave 30 docks in all
    180 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 860 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 462 Keap Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    770 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 61 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 30 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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 and 94 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg

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 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 189 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
  • 14 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and February 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Meeker Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • Electric vehicle charging only 2 signs ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Meeker Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 5AM-10PM ALL DAYS

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Macri Triangle.

  1. Greenpoint World War II Memorial Stele, 1954
    290 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Amazing Explorers Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    810 feet
  2. Brooklyn Preparatory High School
    960 feet
  3. Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design School
    960 feet
Show all 7
  1. Williamsburg Preparatory School
    960 feet
  2. City Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet
  3. The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  4. Two by Two Childcare Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Macri Triangle
    100 feet
  2. Jaime Campiz Playground
    250 feet
  3. Mt. Carmel Triangle
    710 feet
Show all 6
  1. Blue Playground
    1,110 feet
  2. Father Giorgio Triangle
    1,120 feet
  3. Ascenzi Square
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. North 5th Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    570 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 35 Ambulance station
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. City Reliquary Museum
    780 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Annunciation Church House of worship
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 64 places to eat and 11 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 22 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Meeker Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue or Rodney Street.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.