Rodney Street & South 9th Street

Rodney Street and South 9th Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Rodney Park Center is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about a minute on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 46 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
370 feet · 1 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Broadway/Rodney St · T410, T422, T433
Within a walk
46 places
14 religious buildings, 8 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rodney Street & South 9th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 370 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    370 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
    740 feet
    J M
  2. Broadway G
    0.4 miles
    G

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Rodney St, 50 feet away, for the T410, T422 and T433.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Rodney St T410, T422, T433
    50 feet
    T410 T422 T433

Next buses at this stop

  1. T410 …
  2. T422 …
  3. T433 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 69 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Division Ave & Marcy Ave 33 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1,160 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 August 2025.

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)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
41 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 146 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and December 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Rodney Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Rodney Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of South 9th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of South 9th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of South 9th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

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
    250 feet
  2. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    100 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    510 feet
  3. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    520 feet
Show all 15
  1. Bnos Yakov School
    750 feet
  2. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    750 feet
  3. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    780 feet
  4. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  5. Uta 212 School
    830 feet
  6. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,030 feet
  7. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    1,110 feet
  8. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    1,110 feet
  9. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    1,220 feet
  10. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  11. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    1,280 feet
  12. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rodney Park South Park
    50 feet
  2. Rodney Park Center Park
    140 feet
  3. Strawberry Playground
    630 feet
Show all 14
  1. Marcy Park South Park
    230 feet
  2. Marcy Green South Park
    280 feet
  3. Rodney Park North Park
    360 feet
  4. Marcy Green Center Park
    550 feet
  5. Rodney Playground South Playground
    640 feet
  6. Marcy Green North Park
    830 feet
  7. Rodney Playground Center Park
    880 feet
  8. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    900 feet
  9. Hooper Grove Garden
    1,080 feet
  10. La Guardia Playground
    1,120 feet
  11. Blue Playground
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library Landmark
    510 feet
  2. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Transfiguration RC Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    350 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    830 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    880 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    590 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 28 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Rodney Street or South 9th Street.

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, 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.