North Henry Street & Richardson Street

North Henry Street and Richardson Street meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Cecilias Church is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Graham Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and 19 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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North Henry Street & Richardson Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Graham Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Graham Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kingsland Av/Richardson St, 660 feet away, for the B24.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kingsland Av/Richardson St B24
    660 feet
    B24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Richardson St & N Henry St 25 docks in all
    70 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 65 Kingsland Avenue Gas station
    970 feet
  2. 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes 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 October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11222
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and May 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of North Henry Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of North Henry Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Richardson Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1892.

  1. 19th Police Precinct Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    490 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 community center
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lentol Garden
    930 feet
  2. Frost Playground
    1,010 feet
  3. Fidelity Triangle
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Cecilias Church House of worship
    400 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Park Community Center
    930 feet
  2. Older adult center at 288 Frost Street Older adult center
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  2. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.