Smith Street & Schermerhorn Street

Smith Street and Schermerhorn Street meet at a four-way crossing in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Criminal Court is 140 feet away, and St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Jay St-MetroTech, is about three minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, eight of them trade or language schools, and 103 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jay St-MetroTech
710 feet · 3 min on foot · A, C, F, R
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Livingston St/Smith St · B45, B67, B103
Within a walk
34 places
8 trade or language schools, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Smith Street & Schermerhorn Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jay St-MetroTech, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R
    710 feet
    A C F R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
4 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. F …
  4. R …
Outbound
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts A, C, G
    750 feet
    A C G
  2. Hoyt St 2, 3
    1,210 feet
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Departures and Arrivals” (2009) by Ben Snead at the Jay St-MetroTech station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Livingston St/Smith St, 290 feet away, for the B45, B67 and B103.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Livingston St/Smith St B45, B67, B103 · Countdown sign
    290 feet
    B45 B67 B103
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B45 …
  2. B67 …
  3. B103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Schermerhorn Street and Smith Street.

  • 79 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. State St & Smith St 66 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Atlantic Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33
Police precinct
84
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 133 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2025 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Schermerhorn Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYSJ
  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Schermerhorn Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYSJ
  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 25 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival and Italianate (late), and mostly built between 1847 and 1872.

  1. Friends Meeting House Designated landmark
    330 feet
  2. Gage & Tollner Restaurant Designated landmark
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 colleges
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Frontiers High School
    350 feet
  2. Helen Keller Services for the Blind Preschool
    470 feet
  3. Achievement Unlocked School
    760 feet
Show all 20
  1. Downtown Brooklyn Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    580 feet
  2. St Francis College
    910 feet
  3. Sterling School
    980 feet
  4. American Hi-Tech Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  5. Robert Finance Hair Des Inst Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  6. SS Constantine Greek Orthodox Church School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  7. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  8. Ultissima BTY Inst-Brooklyn Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  9. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  10. Ladybug Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,080 feet
  11. A Fantis Parochial School
    1,100 feet
  12. Petits Poussins Brooklyn Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet
  13. Brooklyn Law School College
    1,190 feet
  14. Brooklyn Friends School
    1,300 feet
  15. SCS Business & Tech Institute Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  16. Eldysi Institute of Hair & Nail Des Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  17. Magna Institute Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Columbus Park
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Livingston Plaza Public space
    230 feet
  2. Public space at 111 Livingston Street Public space
    940 feet
  3. Willoughby Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York Transit Museum
    560 feet
  2. State Street Houses Listed historic place
    650 feet
  3. Old Brooklyn Fire Headquarters Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Tabernacle Church House of worship
    440 feet
  2. St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    850 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brooklyn Criminal Court Courthouse
    140 feet
  2. Brooklyn Civil Court Courthouse
    360 feet
  3. NYS Department of Labor Metrotech Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    970 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    990 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Lidl Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    640 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. City Point Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 103 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Schermerhorn Street or Smith Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.