Porter Avenue & Anthony Street
Porter Avenue and Anthony Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sgt. William Dougherty Playground is 260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cherry St/Vandervoort Av, is 480 feet away for the B24, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1920, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cherry St/Vandervoort Av, 480 feet away, for the B24.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cherry St/Vandervoort Av B24480 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Morgan Ave & Lombardy St 30 docks in all1,170 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 640 feet by car along the streets.
- 546 Morgan Avenue Gas station1,070 feet
- 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 July 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
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Cardinal' crabapple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Anthony Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Anthony Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Porter Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Porter Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sgt. William Dougherty Playground260 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,080 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Porter Avenue & Cherry Street 140 feet
- Lombardy Street & Porter Avenue 260 feet
- Vandervoort Avenue & Anthony Street 450 feet
- Varick Avenue & Anthony Street 460 feet
- Cherry Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 520 feet
- Porter Avenue & Beadel Street 520 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Vandervoort Avenue at Cherry Street 560 feet
- Varick Avenue & Cherry Street 590 feet
See every intersection along Anthony Street or Porter Avenue.