South 1st Street & Havemeyer Street

South 1st Street and Havemeyer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Grand Street Community Garden is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about six minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 73 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
Roebling St/Grand St · Q59
Within a walk
29 places
8 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
South 1st Street & Havemeyer 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 six 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. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.4 miles
    G L
  2. Bedford Av L
    0.4 miles
    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, 690 feet away, for the Q59.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1909 and 1920.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Havemeyer Street

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

West side of Havemeyer Street

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

North side of South 1st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 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 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304400 and 311785.

Landmarks and historic districts

Thirteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italianate, and mostly built between 1853 and 1854.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 2 gardens
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    430 feet
  2. Kings Bay YM-YWHA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  3. Guidepost Fic B Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    770 feet
Show all 6
  1. Guidepost Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  2. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    1,110 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    630 feet
  2. Jaime Campiz Playground
    910 feet
  3. Grand Street Community Garden
    920 feet
Show all 10
  1. La Guardia Playground
    950 feet
  2. Marcy Green North Park
    1,000 feet
  3. Ascenzi Square
    1,040 feet
  4. Rodney Playground Center Park
    1,180 feet
  5. Strawberry Playground
    1,180 feet
  6. Rodney Playground South Playground
    1,190 feet
  7. Marcy Green Center Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. North 5th Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,110 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 35 Ambulance station
    920 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. City Reliquary Museum
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Annunciation Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    1,070 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    150 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 73 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Havemeyer Street or South 1st 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.