Roebling Street & South 8th Street

Roebling Street and South 8th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. New England Congregational Church, one of six Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 310 feet away, and Marcy Green South is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 41 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
570 feet · 2 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Roebling St/S 8 St · B62
Within a walk
28 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 6 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Roebling Street & South 8th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    570 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
    0.4 miles
    J M

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/S 8 St, 80 feet away, for the B62.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Roebling St/S 8 St B62
    80 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 74 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Roebling St 27 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.3 miles 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 six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
42 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 111 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Roebling Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Roebling Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of South 8th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South 8th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Neoclassical, and built between 1852 and 1908.

  1. New England Congregational Church Designated landmark
    310 feet
  2. Long Island Business College Designated landmark
    610 feet
  3. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    610 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Williamsburg Bridge Plaza and Playground.

  1. George Washington at Valley Forge Statue by Henry Merwin Shrady, 1906
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 parks
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
  2. Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel School
    960 feet
  3. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
Show all 9
  1. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    1,030 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  3. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    1,210 feet
  4. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  5. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet
  6. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sobel Playground
    670 feet
  2. La Guardia Playground
    740 feet
  3. Roebling Playground
    870 feet
Show all 10
  1. Continental Army Plaza
    1,020 feet
  2. Marcy Green South Park
    1,020 feet
  3. Bedford Playground
    1,030 feet
  4. Marcy Park South Park
    1,040 feet
  5. Rodney Park Center Park
    1,120 feet
  6. Marcy Green Center Park
    1,160 feet
  7. Rodney Park South Park
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    340 feet
  2. Kings County Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    600 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williams Plaza Community Center
    540 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    230 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    520 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    550 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Central Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    700 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 31 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Roebling Street or South 8th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.