Union Avenue & Devoe Street

Union Avenue and Devoe Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Macri Triangle is 410 feet away, and Leonard Library is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 64 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
280 feet · 1 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Union Av/Metropolitan Av · T403
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Avenue & Devoe Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    280 feet
    G L

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Graham Av L
    0.4 miles
    L
  2. Bedford Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Signs of Life” (2000) by Jackie Chang and “Personal Choice #5” (2023) by Chloë Bass at the Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Union Av/Metropolitan Av, 310 feet away, for the T403.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Union Av/Metropolitan Av T403
    310 feet
    T403

Next buses at this stop

  1. T403 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Union Avenue.

  • 71 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hope St & Union Ave 25 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 462 Keap Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    570 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 137 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Devoe Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Devoe Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Macri Triangle.

  1. Greenpoint World War II Memorial Stele, 1954
    440 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 library
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Amazing Explorers Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    990 feet
  2. Two by Two Childcare Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  3. City Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Macri Triangle
    410 feet
  2. Mt. Carmel Triangle
    940 feet
  3. Jaime Campiz Playground
    960 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. North 5th Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Leonard Library
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Annunciation Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 64 places to eat and 17 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Devoe Street or Union Avenue.

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, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.