South 4th Street & Hooper Street
South 4th Street and Hooper Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Augie Ayala Jr. Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bnos Chayil is 720 feet away, and Williamsburg Post Office is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Hewes St, is about two minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 41 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Hewes St, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Hewes St J, M600 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
- Broadway G0.3 milesG
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 S 4 St/Hooper St, 110 feet away, for the B60.
- 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
- S 4 St/Hooper St B60110 feetB60
Next buses at this stop
- B60 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on South 4th Street.
- 67 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Division Ave & Hooper St 61 docks in all700 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.3 miles 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2023.
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
- 24 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Augie Ayala Jr. Way, a co-naming enacted on January 18, 2025 (Local Law 10 of 2025).
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1912 and 1924.
Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Augie Ayala Jr. Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Hooper Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Hooper Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
North side of South 4th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of South 4th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1879 and 1885.
- Colored School No. 3, later Public School 69 Designated landmark780 feet
- Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark810 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.
- 12 religious buildings
- 7 parks
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 5 schools
- 3 gardens
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Nuestros Ninos Day Car 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K230 feet
- P.S. 319 Pre-K710 feet
- Bnos Chayil School720 feet
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- Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School910 feet
- Oitzerlech Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,110 feet
- Bnos Yakov School1,130 feet
- Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K1,130 feet
- Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
- Talmud Torah of Kasho School1,250 feet
- El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice School1,260 feet
- Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hooper Grove Garden180 feet
- Keap Fourth Community Garden500 feet
- Rodney Park North Park860 feet
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- Strawberry Playground870 feet
- Rodney Playground South Playground870 feet
- Lithuania Square900 feet
- Marcy Green Center Park1,060 feet
- Marcy Green North Park1,070 feet
- Rodney Park Center Park1,110 feet
- Rodney Playground Center Park1,120 feet
- Marcy Green South Park1,300 feet
- Ten Eyck Garden1,310 feet
Community centers and public services
- Williamsburg Post Office1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket630 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,090 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 29 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- South 5th Street & Hooper Street 250 feet
- South 3rd Street & Hooper Street 250 feet
- South 4th Street & Hewes Street 460 feet
- South 4th Street & Keap Street 460 feet
- Broadway & Hooper Street 520 feet
- South 2nd Street & Hooper Street 550 feet
- Broadway & Division Avenue 580 feet
- South 5th Street & Hewes Street 700 feet
See every intersection along Hooper Street or South 4th Street.