Morgan Avenue & Thames Street

Morgan Avenue and Thames Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. La Finca Community Garden is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, Morgan Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and 46 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Morgan Av
510 feet · 2 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Morgan Av/Thames St · B60
Within a walk
6 places
2 parks, 1 fire station and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morgan Avenue & Thames Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Morgan Av, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Morgan Av L
    510 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Jefferson St L
    0.5 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morgan Av/Thames St, 60 feet away, for the B60.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morgan Av/Thames St B60
    60 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 68 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Knickerbocker Ave & Thames St 20 docks in all
    560 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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1119 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 150 Noll Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    900 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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
11237
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 30 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the goldenrain tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Morgan Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Morgan Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Thames Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM

South side of Thames Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. La Finca Community Garden
    760 feet
  2. Gilbert Ramirez Park
    1,030 feet
  3. Green Central Knoll Park
    1,170 feet
Show all 4
  1. Green Central Knoll Playground
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 237 Fire station
    210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and 15 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Morgan Avenue or Thames Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.