Rodney Street & South 5th Street

Rodney Street and South 5th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Rodney Park Center is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about two minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
580 feet · 2 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
S 5 St/Rodney St · B60
Within a walk
38 places
9 religious buildings, 8 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rodney Street & South 5th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    580 feet
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Hewes St J, M
    1,000 feet
    J M
  2. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.4 miles
    G L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is S 5 St/Rodney St, 100 feet away, for the B60.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. S 5 St/Rodney St B60
    100 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 86 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Rodney St 21 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1,090 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    840 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2023

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)
Williamsburg
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 151 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 98 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Rodney Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Rodney Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of South 5th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South 5th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, Neoclassical and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1884 and 1908.

  1. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 8 parks
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    310 feet
  2. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    500 feet
  3. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    790 feet
Show all 12
  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    830 feet
  2. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    840 feet
  3. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  4. Bnos Yakov School
    1,000 feet
  5. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  6. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  7. Uta 212 School
    1,150 feet
  8. Bnos Chayil School
    1,290 feet
  9. Nuestros Ninos Day Car 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rodney Park Center Park
    40 feet
  2. Rodney Park North Park
    40 feet
  3. Strawberry Playground
    310 feet
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  1. Marcy Green Center Park
    230 feet
  2. Marcy Green South Park
    230 feet
  3. Rodney Playground South Playground
    310 feet
  4. Rodney Park South Park
    370 feet
  5. Marcy Park South Park
    510 feet
  6. Marcy Green North Park
    510 feet
  7. Rodney Playground Center Park
    560 feet
  8. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    570 feet
  9. Hooper Grove Garden
    800 feet
  10. La Guardia Playground
    810 feet
  11. Blue Playground
    820 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library Landmark
    830 feet
  2. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    720 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    600 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    980 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    800 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 27 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Rodney Street or South 5th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.