North 5th Street & North 4th Place
North 5th Street and North 4th Place meet at a three-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. North 5th Street Pier and Park is under 10 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 18 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Bedford Av L0.4 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
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The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “No Less Than Everything Comes Together” (2021) by Marcel Dzama at the Bedford Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Kent Av/N 6 St, 520 feet away, for the B32.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kent Av/N 6 St B32520 feetB32
Next buses at this stop
- B32 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on North 5th Street.
- 51 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- N 5 St & Northside Piers 45 docks in all80 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 451 Lorimer Street Gas station1.2 miles
- 111 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers880 feet
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11249
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 94
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 4,000 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 between 2007 and 2016.
Since 2014 at least 29 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 2 public spaces
- 1 ferry landing
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- MS Lam Montessori School210 feet
- Bright Horizons Children's Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5720 feet
- Bright Horizons at Kent Avenue Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K720 feet
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- Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- North 5th Street Pier and Parkunder 10 feet
- Marsha P. Johnson State Park850 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at The Edge Public space40 feet
- Public space at 184 Kent Avenue Public space330 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Austin, Nichols & Company Warehouse Listed historic place440 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Brooklyn Harvest Market Supermarket270 feet
- Trader Joe's Supermarket910 feet
- Whole Foods Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy610 feet
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other places
- North Williamsburg Ferry Landing490 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Kent Avenue & North 5th Street 280 feet
- Kent Avenue & North 6th Street 530 feet
- Kent Avenue & North 4th Street 540 feet
- Wythe Avenue & North 5th Street 740 feet
- Kent Avenue & North 7th Street 790 feet
- Kent Avenue & North 3rd Street 820 feet
- Wythe Avenue & North 6th Street 990 feet
- River Street & North 3rd Street 1,000 feet
See every intersection along North 4th Place or North 5th Street.