Roebling Street & South 1st Street

Roebling Street and South 1st 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. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 113 places to eat. About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1927, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
Roebling St/Grand St · Q59
Within a walk
28 places
9 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Roebling Street & South 1st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.3 miles
    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. Bedford Av L
    0.4 miles
    L
  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 Roebling St/Grand St, 240 feet away, for the Q59.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Roebling St/Grand St Q59 · Shelter
    240 feet
    Q59
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 89 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand St & Havemeyer St 31 docks in all
    630 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 1,120 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2020

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
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,500 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 1910 and 1927.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 89 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Roebling Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Roebling Street

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

North side of South 1st Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of South 1st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 27 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1854 and 1868.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Guidepost Fic B Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    310 feet
  2. Guidepost Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    310 feet
  3. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    640 feet
Show all 9
  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    640 feet
  3. Kings Bay YM-YWHA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  4. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  5. Conselyea Preparatory School
    1,000 feet
  6. P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth School
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    160 feet
  2. Grand Street Community Garden
    450 feet
  3. Ascenzi Square
    860 feet
Show all 5
  1. Continental Army Plaza
    880 feet
  2. La Guardia Playground
    1,140 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 35 Ambulance station
    830 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. City Reliquary Museum
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    970 feet
  2. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    800 feet
  2. Metropolitan Recreation Center
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    450 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 113 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Roebling Street or South 1st 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.