South 3rd Street & Keap Street
South 3rd Street and Keap Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Detective Wilbert Mora Street by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, Hewes St, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, eight of them parks, and 37 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Hewes St, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Hewes St J, M1,150 feetJ M
Next trains at this station
Outbound
2 lines- J …
- M …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- M …
Also within a walk
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L0.3 milesG L
- Marcy Av J, M, Z0.3 milesJ M Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “El in 16 Notes” (2002) by Mara Held at the Hewes St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Rodney St/S 3 St, 500 feet away, for the B24 and Q54.
- 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rodney St/S 3 St B24, Q54 · Shelter500 feetB24 Q54
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
- Q54 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on South 3rd Street.
- 73 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 9 of them on-street corrals
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- S 4 St & Rodney St 21 docks in all660 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1,010 feet by car along the streets.
- 247 Union Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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
- 21 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Detective Wilbert Mora Street, a co-naming enacted on March 19, 2023 (Local Law 44 of 2023).
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,000 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 1912 and 1925.
Since 2014 at least 41 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Detective Wilbert Mora Street.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Keap Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Keap Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of South 3rd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of South 3rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1884 and 1885.
- Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark660 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.
- 8 parks
- 8 religious buildings
- 7 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 gardens
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 319 Pre-K130 feet
- Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School200 feet
- Two by Two Childcare Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K850 feet
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- Nuestros Ninos Day Car 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K940 feet
- Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,100 feet
- Bnos Yakov School1,150 feet
- Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K1,150 feet
- Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 51,180 feet
- Amazing Explorers Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Keap Fourth Community Garden190 feet
- Strawberry Playground400 feet
- Rodney Playground Center Park410 feet
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- Rodney Playground South Playground410 feet
- Marcy Green North Park620 feet
- Rodney Park North Park650 feet
- Blue Playground670 feet
- Hooper Grove Garden790 feet
- Marcy Green Center Park860 feet
- Rodney Park Center Park910 feet
- Marcy Green South Park1,100 feet
- Lithuania Square1,110 feet
- Rodney Park South Park1,200 feet
Community centers and public services
- Williamsburg Post Office870 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket1,110 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 28 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- South 4th Street & Keap Street 250 feet
- Keap Street & South 2nd Street 300 feet
- Rodney Street & South 3rd Street 360 feet
- South 3rd Street & Hooper Street 460 feet
- Keap Street & Borinquen Place 480 feet
- Keap Street & South 5th Street 510 feet
- South 2nd Street & Borinquen Place 530 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & South 3rd Street 550 feet
See every intersection along Keap Street or South 3rd Street.