Throop Avenue & Walton Street
Throop Avenue and Walton Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Principal Fortunato Rubino 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. George Washington Carver Community Garden is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Lorimer St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Lorimer St, 350 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Lorimer St J, M350 feetJ M
Next trains at this station
Outbound
2 lines- J …
- M …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- M …
Also within a walk
- Broadway G1,010 feetG
- Flushing Av G0.3 milesG
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Roundlet Series” (2002) by Annette Davidek at the Lorimer St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Lorimer St/Broadway, 360 feet away, for the B48.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorimer St/Broadway B48360 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Lorimer St & Broadway 29 docks in all370 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 249 Lynch Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars0.6 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 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
- 11206
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Principal Fortunato Rubino Way, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2026 (Local Law 48 of 2026).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 174 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Principal Fortunato Rubino Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and December 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Throop Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Throop Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Walton Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Walton Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 3 parks
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- I.S. 318 Eugenio Maria de Hostos School370 feet
- Uta 110 School970 feet
- Bais Ruchel High School980 feet
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- Kiddies Daycare NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,070 feet
- Bnos Nitra School1,140 feet
- Talmud Torah Dnitra School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- George Washington Carver Community Garden240 feet
- Lindsay Triangle320 feet
- De Hostos Playground470 feet
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- Sternberg Park920 feet
- Bartlett Playground1,000 feet
- Harmony Triangle1,120 feet
- Sternberg Park Playground1,180 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Pfizer Sites Development Public space1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- All Saints RC Church House of worship1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket1,260 feet
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
- Green Corner Fish & Farmers Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Broadway & Walton Street 180 feet
- Lorimer Street & Throop Avenue 270 feet
- Throop Avenue & Wallabout Street 270 feet
- Broadway & Lorimer Street 380 feet
- Broadway & Wallabout Street 450 feet
- Lorimer Street & McKibbin Street 480 feet
- Broadway & McKibbin Street 480 feet
- Throop Avenue & Middleton Street 540 feet
See every intersection along Throop Avenue or Walton Street.