South 5th Street & Havemeyer Street

South 5th Street and Havemeyer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. La Guardia Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about a minute on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, nine of them parks, and 45 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
19 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
360 feet · 1 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza/Bus Terminal · Q54
Within a walk
36 places
9 parks, 8 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
South 5th Street & Havemeyer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 360 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    360 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
    0.3 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, 130 feet away, for the Q54.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 980 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
    1,220 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2017

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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 35 mph
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,300 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 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Havemeyer Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 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 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM

West side of Havemeyer Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of South 5th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of South 5th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10:30AM 3PM-7:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302555 and 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
    100 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
    570 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    290 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    960 feet
  3. Yeshiva Jesode Hatorah Wilson School
    990 feet
Show all 10
  1. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  2. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  3. Cuddles Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,070 feet
  4. Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School
    1,120 feet
  5. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    1,140 feet
  6. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    1,140 feet
  7. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. La Guardia Playground
    40 feet
  2. Marcy Green South Park
    460 feet
  3. Marcy Green Center Park
    460 feet
Show all 14
  1. Rodney Park Center Park
    670 feet
  2. Rodney Park North Park
    680 feet
  3. Marcy Green North Park
    730 feet
  4. Continental Army Plaza
    740 feet
  5. Marcy Park South Park
    850 feet
  6. Strawberry Playground
    950 feet
  7. Rodney Playground South Playground
    950 feet
  8. Rodney Playground Center Park
    1,080 feet
  9. Rodney Park South Park
    1,100 feet
  10. Sobel Playground
    1,240 feet
  11. Blue Playground
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    520 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsburg Post Office
    630 feet
  2. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    780 feet
  3. Williams Plaza Community Center
    810 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    200 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    330 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    510 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Havemeyer Street, South 5th Street or Williamsburg Bridge.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.