Meeker Avenue & Van Dam Street
Meeker Avenue and Van Dam Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sgt. William Dougherty Playground is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cherry St/Vandervoort Av, is 570 feet away for the B24, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cherry St/Vandervoort Av, 570 feet away, for the B24.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cherry St/Vandervoort Av B24570 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Meeker Avenue and Pedestrian and Bike Path Link.
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
Nearest bike-share station
- Van Dam St & Meeker Ave 31 docks in all180 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 1,110 feet by car along the streets.
- 546 Morgan Avenue Gas station1,120 feet
- 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11222
- 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
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Meeker Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sgt. William Dougherty Playground560 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,250 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Meeker Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 210 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Vandervoort Avenue at Apollo Street 340 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Vandervoort Avenue at Cherry Street 500 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Varick Avenue 540 feet
- Cherry Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 540 feet
- Nassau Avenue & Van Dam Street 550 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Hausman Street 610 feet
- Vandervoort Avenue & Anthony Street 680 feet
See every intersection along Meeker Avenue or Van Dam Street.