South 4th Street & Havemeyer Street

South 4th Street and Havemeyer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 90 feet away, and First Spanish Presbyterian Church is 1,200 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 40 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
500 feet · 2 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza/Bus Terminal · Q54
Within a walk
40 places
11 religious buildings, 9 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
South 4th Street & Havemeyer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 500 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
    500 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
    0.5 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, 270 feet away, for the Q54.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 82 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
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 850 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
    1,080 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2021.

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
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 127 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 96 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

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
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South 4th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 330092.

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
    90 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
    560 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 9 parks
  • 7 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
    430 feet
  2. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  3. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    1,000 feet
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  1. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    1,000 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet
  3. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  4. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    1,130 feet
  5. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  6. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet
  7. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    1,250 feet
  8. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. La Guardia Playground
    60 feet
  2. Marcy Green South Park
    590 feet
  3. Marcy Green Center Park
    590 feet
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  1. Continental Army Plaza
    600 feet
  2. Marcy Green North Park
    680 feet
  3. Rodney Park Center Park
    810 feet
  4. Rodney Park North Park
    810 feet
  5. Strawberry Playground
    940 feet
  6. Rodney Playground Center Park
    940 feet
  7. Rodney Playground South Playground
    950 feet
  8. Marcy Park South Park
    980 feet
  9. Blue Playground
    1,130 feet
  10. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    1,200 feet
  11. Rodney Park South Park
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    940 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    490 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    640 feet
  3. Williams Plaza Community Center
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    470 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    640 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 27 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Havemeyer Street or South 4th 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.