Meeker Avenue & Russell Street

Meeker Avenue and Russell Street meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. A designated landmark, 19th Police Precinct Station House and Stable, stands 290 feet away. The nearest subway, Graham Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and 21 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Meeker Avenue.

Safety record
19 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Graham Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
700 feet
Graham Av/Meeker Av · B43
Within a walk
6 places
2 parks, 2 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Meeker Avenue & Russell Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Graham Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. Graham Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Graham Av/Meeker Av, 700 feet away, for the B43.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Graham Av/Meeker Av B43
    700 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Meeker Avenue.

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Graham Ave & Herbert St 26 docks in all
    740 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, 670 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 497 Meeker Avenue Gas station
    260 feet
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    1,170 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11222
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg

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 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Meeker Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Russell Street

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

West side of Russell Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1892.

  1. 19th Police Precinct Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    290 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 garden

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lentol Garden
    370 feet
  2. Fidelity Triangle
    690 feet
  3. Msgr. McGolrick Park
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. McGolrick Park Dog Run in Msgr. McGolrick Park Dog run
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Cecilias Church House of worship
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    970 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and five food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Meeker Avenue or Russell 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.