Plymouth Street & Washington Street

Plymouth Street and Washington Street meet at a four-way crossing in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the DUMBO Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Bridge Park is 40 feet away, and Riverview Lawn in Brooklyn Bridge Park is 220 feet away. The nearest subway, York St, is about five minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 59 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
York St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
1,120 feet
Washington St/Prospect St · B25
Within a walk
22 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 3 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Plymouth Street & Washington Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is York St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. York St F
    0.3 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. High St A, C
    0.4 miles
    A C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Washington St/Prospect St, 1,120 feet away, for the B25.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Washington St/Prospect St B25
    1,120 feet
    B25

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Plymouth Street and Washington Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Main St & Plymouth St 45 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Sands Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 35 Red Cross Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33
Police precinct
84
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Elevation
9 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 70 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Plymouth Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Washington Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Washington Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 300261.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the DUMBO Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 59 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as American Round Arch, and built between 1835 and 2006.

  1. Robert Gair Company Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. Nesmith & Sons' Empire Stores Designated landmark
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 3 park features
  • 3 schools
  • 2 libraries
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute New Trade or language school
    640 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at Dumbo Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
Show all 9
  1. Explore Enrich Charter School
    900 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 15 School
    900 feet
  3. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  4. Dock Street School for Steam Studies School
    1,050 feet
  5. District 13 Pre-K Center at 25 Dock Street Pre-K center
    1,050 feet
  6. Petits Poussins Dumbo Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bridge Park
    40 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bridge Park Playground
    110 feet
  3. Riverview Lawn in Brooklyn Bridge Park Park feature
    220 feet
Show all 7
  1. Red Twig Forest in Brooklyn Bridge Park Park feature
    340 feet
  2. Pearl Street Terrace in Brooklyn Bridge Park Park feature
    780 feet
  3. Anchorage Plaza
    890 feet
  4. Cadman Plaza Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Pearl Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    550 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Adams Street Library
    540 feet
  2. Dumbo Industrial District Listed historic place
    710 feet
  3. Teen Tech Center at the Annex Library
    740 feet
Show all 4
  1. Manhattan Bridge Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. St Anns Warehouse Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,200 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and four food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Plymouth Street or Washington Street.

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