Morgan Avenue & Jackson Street
Morgan Avenue and Jackson Street meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Cooper Park development. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Frost Playground is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kingsland Av/Richardson St, is 0.3 miles away for the B24, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kingsland Av/Richardson St, 0.3 miles away, for the B24.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kingsland Av/Richardson St B240.3 milesB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Morgan Ave & Maspeth Ave 25 docks in all560 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 546 Morgan Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11211
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 94
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1950.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Cooper Park development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 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
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Jackson Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 dog run
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cooper Park550 feet
- Frost Playground900 feet
- Dog Run in Cooper Park Dog run1,020 feet
Show all 4
- Carnegie Playground1,020 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 288 Frost Street Older adult center1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Morgan Avenue & Skillman Avenue 260 feet
- Morgan Avenue & Withers Street 270 feet
- Vandervoort Avenue & Jackson Street 490 feet
- Morgan Avenue & Maspeth Avenue 510 feet
- Morgan Avenue & Frost Street 520 feet
- Vandervoort Avenue & Withers Street 750 feet
- Morgan Avenue & Richardson Street 780 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & Debevoise Avenue 960 feet
See every intersection along Jackson Street or Morgan Avenue.