South 5th Street & South 5th Place

South 5th 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. Continental Army Plaza is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Driggs Av/S 4 St · B62
Within a walk
20 places
6 religious buildings, 3 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.3 miles
    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, 420 feet away, for the B62.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on South 5th Place, South 5th Street and Williamsburg Bridge Bike Path.

  • 83 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
    20 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 730 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two 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 25 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 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 June 2018 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

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

North side of South 5th Street

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

South side of South 5th Street

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

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Seven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Neoclassical, and built between 1852 and 1908.

  1. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    430 feet
  2. Long Island Business College Designated landmark
    640 feet
  3. New England Congregational Church Designated landmark
    680 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
    120 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    690 feet
  2. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    890 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    890 feet
Show all 5
  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet
  2. C'E Montessori School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Continental Army Plaza
    50 feet
  2. La Guardia Playground
    760 feet
  3. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Berry Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kings County Savings Bank Listed historic place
    890 feet
  2. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    160 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    690 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    440 feet
  2. Williamsburg Post Office
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

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