Meeker Avenue & Union Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

Meeker Avenue, Union Avenue and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway meet at a five-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 57 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The stele “Greenpoint World War II Memorial” is 430 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about two minutes on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them parks, and 67 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
28 hurt
57 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
560 feet · 2 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
Union Av/Metropolitan Av · T403, T422
Within a walk
20 places
6 parks, 4 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Meeker Avenue & Union Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    560 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
    0.5 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 Union Av/Metropolitan Av, 460 feet away, for the T403 and T422.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Union Av/Metropolitan Av T403, T422
    460 feet
    T403 T422

Next buses at this stop

  1. T403 …
  2. T422 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Union Avenue.

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Union Ave & Jackson St 19 docks in all
    240 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
    560 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 57 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 28 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
11 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 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 69 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and September 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 8 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • Electric vehicle charging only 2 signs ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Meeker Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Macri Triangle.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    510 feet
  2. City Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    660 feet
  3. Brooklyn Preparatory High School
    1,150 feet
Show all 7
  1. Learning Steps Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    810 feet
  2. Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design School
    1,150 feet
  3. Williamsburg Preparatory School
    1,150 feet
  4. Bedford Stuy New Beginnings CHS School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mt. Carmel Triangle
    90 feet
  2. Macri Triangle
    240 feet
  3. Jaime Campiz Playground
    770 feet
Show all 7
  1. Father Giorgio Triangle
    800 feet
  2. Pvt. Sonsire Triangle
    1,050 feet
  3. McCarren Park
    1,280 feet
  4. Badame Sessa Triangle
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. North 10th & Union Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    740 feet
  2. North 5th Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,090 feet
  3. Frost Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. City Reliquary Museum
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Annunciation Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 67 places to eat and nine 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 23 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Meeker Avenue or Union Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, 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 Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.