Roebling Street & North 11th Street
Roebling Street and North 11th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Private Frank Sonsire Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Pvt. Sonsire Triangle is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 55 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Bedford Av L0.3 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L0.3 milesG L
- Nassau Av G0.5 milesG
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “No Less Than Everything Comes Together” (2021) by Marcel Dzama at the Bedford Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Driggs Av/N 11 St, 570 feet away, for the B62.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Driggs Av/N 11 St B62570 feetB62
Next buses at this stop
- B62 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on North 11th Street.
- 77 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Driggs Ave & N 12 St 39 docks in all780 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 112 Richardson Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 395 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes 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 a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11211
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 94
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Private Frank Sonsire Square, a co-naming enacted on June 6, 1938 (Local Law 12 of 1938).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2005 and 2013.
Since 2014 at least 52 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 92 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Private Frank Sonsire Square.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of North 11th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of North 11th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Roebling Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Roebling Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Byzantine, and built between 1916 and 1921.
- Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Designated landmark410 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 1 dog run
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Bedford Stuy New Beginnings CHS School360 feet
- Learning Steps Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5600 feet
- The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5790 feet
Show all 4
- The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pvt. Sonsire Triangle30 feet
- McCarren Park210 feet
- Green Dome Garden410 feet
Show all 5
- Dog Run in McCarren Park Dog run640 feet
- Mt. Carmel Triangle1,010 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- North 10th & Union Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza510 feet
Community centers and public services
- McCarren Play Center Recreation center1,060 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 229/Ladder 146 Fire station1,200 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 55 places to eat and five food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Avenue & Roebling Street 160 feet
- Union Avenue & North 11th Street 180 feet
- Union Avenue & Richardson Street 200 feet
- Roebling Street & North 10th Street 260 feet
- Union Avenue & North 12th Street 320 feet
- Driggs Avenue & North 11th Street 450 feet
- Union Avenue & Frost Street 460 feet
- Roebling Street & North 9th Street 520 feet
See every intersection along North 11th Street or Roebling Street.