Union Avenue & Frost Street
Union Avenue and Frost Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. North 10th & Union Avenue Plaza is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about five minutes on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, six of them parks, and 52 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 1,270 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L1,270 feetG L
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Bedford Av L0.3 milesL
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 Lorimer St/Frost St, 730 feet away, for the B48.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorimer St/Frost St B48730 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Union Avenue.
- 47 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Union Ave & Jackson St 19 docks in all500 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 112 Richardson Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 167-149 Meeker Avenue Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers1,280 feet
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Enhanced crossing, April 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11211
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 94
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 59 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Frost Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Frost Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Union Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Union Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Father Giorgio Square.
- Father Giorgio Memorial Stele by A.S. Cianfarani, 1954760 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 parks
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 pedestrian plazas
- 1 dog run
- 1 fire station
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Learning Steps Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5140 feet
- The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5330 feet
- Bedford Stuy New Beginnings CHS School560 feet
Show all 5
- The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,200 feet
- City Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pvt. Sonsire Triangle340 feet
- Mt. Carmel Triangle550 feet
- McCarren Park570 feet
Show all 8
- Green Dome Garden770 feet
- Macri Triangle950 feet
- Dog Run in McCarren Park Dog run990 feet
- Father Giorgio Triangle1,080 feet
- Badame Sessa Triangle1,290 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- North 10th & Union Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza40 feet
- Frost Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza900 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Listed historic place990 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 229/Ladder 146 Fire station1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 52 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Frost Street & North 10th Street 100 feet
- Union Avenue & North 10th Street 100 feet
- Union Avenue & Richardson Street 260 feet
- Union Avenue & Withers Street 260 feet
- Union Avenue & North 11th Street 280 feet
- Roebling Street & North 10th Street 420 feet
- Havemeyer Street & Withers Street 440 feet
- Roebling Street & North 11th Street 460 feet
See every intersection along Frost Street or Union Avenue.