South 4th Street & South 5th Place

South 4th Street and South 5th Place meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane is 200 feet away, and Marcy Green North is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 61 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
1,230 feet · 5 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Driggs Av/S 4 St · B62
Within a walk
26 places
8 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
South 4th Street & South 5th Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    1,230 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 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Driggs Av/S 4 St, 370 feet away, for the B62.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Driggs Av/S 4 St B62
    370 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on South 4th Street and South 5th Place.

  • 85 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 5 Pl & S 5 St 43 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 510 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
46 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 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 1910 and 1920.

Since 2014 at least 25 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 114 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of South 4th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of South 5th Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of South 5th Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Neoclassical, and built between 1870 and 1908.

  1. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    590 feet
  2. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh Designated landmark
    760 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
    200 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  2. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    660 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    660 feet
Show all 8
  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  2. C'E Montessori School
    1,060 feet
  3. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  4. Guidepost Fic B Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,230 feet
  5. Guidepost Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Continental Army Plaza
    70 feet
  2. La Guardia Playground
    530 feet
  3. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    860 feet
Show all 5
  1. Berry Playground
    1,040 feet
  2. Marcy Green North Park
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kings County Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    210 feet
  2. Williamsburg Post Office
    1,020 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,080 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and 17 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:

See every intersection along South 4th Street or South 5th Place.

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