South 4th Street & Havemeyer Street at Borinquen Place

South 4th Street, Havemeyer Street and Borinquen Place meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Williamsburg Post Office is 340 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about two minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, eight of them parks, and 61 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
19 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
640 feet · 2 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza/Bus Terminal · Q54
Within a walk
34 places
8 parks, 8 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
South 4th Street & Havemeyer Street at Borinquen Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    640 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
  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 Williamsburg Bridge Plaza/Bus Terminal, 420 feet away, for the Q54.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Williamsburg Bridge Plaza/Bus Terminal Q54
    420 feet
    Q54

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Borinquen Place and South 4th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Roebling St 41 docks in all
    410 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 780 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2019

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 124 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 101 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and November 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on South 4th Street (north side).

North side of Borinquen Place

  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Borinquen Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Havemeyer Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-2PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM

West side of Havemeyer Street

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

North side of South 4th Street

  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300597, 311394 and 313089.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical, and built between 1905 and 1908.

  1. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    210 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
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
  2. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  3. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    920 feet
Show all 9
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    920 feet
  2. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  3. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    1,170 feet
  4. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet
  5. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet
  6. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. La Guardia Playground
    150 feet
  2. Marcy Green North Park
    530 feet
  3. Continental Army Plaza
    540 feet
Show all 13
  1. Marcy Green South Park
    740 feet
  2. Marcy Green Center Park
    740 feet
  3. Strawberry Playground
    790 feet
  4. Rodney Playground Center Park
    790 feet
  5. Rodney Playground South Playground
    800 feet
  6. Rodney Park Center Park
    960 feet
  7. Rodney Park North Park
    960 feet
  8. Blue Playground
    980 feet
  9. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    1,120 feet
  10. Marcy Park South Park
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    810 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    870 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    340 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    580 feet
  3. Williams Plaza Community Center
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    490 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    620 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    790 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Borinquen Place, Havemeyer Street or South 4th Street.

Sources: 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.