South 4th Street & Rodney Street

South 4th Street and Rodney Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Rodney Park North is 40 feet away, and Rodney Playground South is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, eight of them day care or pre-K sites, and 43 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
850 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
S 4 St/Rodney St · B60
Within a walk
32 places
8 day care or pre-K sites, 8 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    850 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
    1,260 feet
    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 S 4 St/Rodney St, 40 feet away, for the B60.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. S 4 St/Rodney St B60
    40 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on South 4th Street.

  • 78 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Rodney St 21 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 820 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 176 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 126 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Rodney Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Rodney 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
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South 4th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1884 and 1908.

  1. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
    530 feet
  2. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    570 feet
  3. P.S. 319 Pre-K
    740 feet
Show all 11
  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. Nuestros Ninos Day Car 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  3. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet
  4. Beth Rachel School for Girls School
    1,110 feet
  5. Bnos Yakov School
    1,260 feet
  6. Yeshiva Headstart Keap Street Pre-K
    1,260 feet
  7. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet
  8. Two by Two Childcare Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rodney Park North Park
    40 feet
  2. Strawberry Playground
    50 feet
  3. Rodney Playground South Playground
    50 feet
Show all 14
  1. Marcy Green Center Park
    240 feet
  2. Marcy Green North Park
    250 feet
  3. Rodney Playground Center Park
    300 feet
  4. Rodney Park Center Park
    310 feet
  5. Keap Fourth Community Garden
    310 feet
  6. Marcy Green South Park
    500 feet
  7. Blue Playground
    560 feet
  8. Rodney Park South Park
    640 feet
  9. Marcy Park South Park
    770 feet
  10. Hooper Grove Garden
    900 feet
  11. La Guardia Playground
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Library
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    450 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    860 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,250 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 23 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Rodney Street or South 4th Street.

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