Meeker Avenue & Union Avenue

Meeker Avenue and Union Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 1,572 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Father Giorgio Triangle is 650 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 19 public places, five of them parks, and 71 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
410 feet · 2 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Union Av/Metropolitan Av · T403, T422
Within a walk
19 places
5 parks, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Meeker Avenue & Union Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 410 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    410 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 Union Av/Metropolitan Av, 310 feet away, for the T403 and T422.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Union Av/Metropolitan Av T403, T422
    310 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
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Metropolitan Ave & Meeker Ave 30 docks in all
    390 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 167-149 Meeker Avenue Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    720 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 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,572 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

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
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 34 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 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
    280 feet
  2. Father Giorgio Memorial Stele by A.S. Cianfarani, 1954
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. City Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    500 feet
  2. The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    670 feet
  3. Brooklyn Preparatory High School
    1,300 feet
Show all 7
  1. Learning Steps Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    960 feet
  2. Amazing Explorers Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,280 feet
  3. Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design School
    1,300 feet
  4. Williamsburg Preparatory School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Macri Triangle
    90 feet
  2. Mt. Carmel Triangle
    240 feet
  3. Father Giorgio Triangle
    650 feet
Show all 6
  1. Jaime Campiz Playground
    720 feet
  2. Badame Sessa Triangle
    1,130 feet
  3. Pvt. Sonsire Triangle
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. North 10th & Union Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    900 feet
  2. North 5th Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,040 feet
  3. Frost Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. City Reliquary Museum
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Annunciation Church House of worship
    990 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 71 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Meeker Avenue or Union Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.