Powers Street & Judge Street
Powers Street and Judge Street meet at a three-way junction 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. Powers Street Garden is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand St, is about two minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 36 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Grand St, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Grand St L490 feetL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Graham Av L0.3 milesL
- Montrose Av L0.4 milesL
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Gratitudes off Grand” (2023) by Glendalys Medina at the Grand St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bushwick Av/Grand St, 530 feet away, for the L90.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bushwick Av/Grand St L90530 feetL90
Next buses at this stop
- L90 …
Cycling
- 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Bushwick Ave & Powers St 32 docks in all330 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 65 Kingsland Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.5 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 November 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11211
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 40 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 74 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and November 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Judge Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Judge Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Powers Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modern, and built between 1935 and 1938.
- Williamsburg Houses Designated landmark730 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 gardens
- 2 parks
- 1 monument or memorial
Schools and child care
- East Williamsburg Scholars Academy School1,090 feet
- Progress High School for Professional Careers School1,090 feet
- The High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology School1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Powers Street Garden80 feet
- Olive Street Garden380 feet
- Memorial Gore Park1,050 feet
Show all 4
- Cooper Park1,200 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bushwick War Memorial Monument or memorial1,070 feet
Houses of worship
- St John Evangelist Lutheran Church Listed historic place1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket860 feet
- Foodtown Supermarket1,260 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 13 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bushwick Avenue & Powers Street 260 feet
- Powers Street & Olive Street 390 feet
- Devoe Street & Judge Street 420 feet
- Bushwick Avenue & Ainslie Street 530 feet
- Bushwick Avenue & Grand Street 540 feet
- Humboldt Street & Powers Street 630 feet
- Devoe Street & Olive Street 640 feet
- Grand Street & Olive Street 660 feet
See every intersection along Judge Street or Powers Street.