Union Avenue & Middleton Street
Union Avenue and Middleton Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lindsay Triangle is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, ten of them schools, and five places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1994 and 2021, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Broadway, 610 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway G610 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Lorimer St J, M710 feetJ M
- Flushing Av G0.3 milesG
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Lorimer St/Harrison Av, 360 feet away, for the B48.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorimer St/Harrison Av B48360 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Lorimer St & Harrison Ave 18 docks in all370 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 249 Lynch Street Gas station600 feet
- 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.5 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1994 and 2021.
Since 2014 at least 109 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Middleton Street
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Middleton Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Union Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Union Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.
- 10 schools
- 6 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 1 fire station
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Kiddies Daycare NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5790 feet
- Bnos Nitra School860 feet
- Talmud Torah Dnitra School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5890 feet
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- I.S. 318 Eugenio Maria de Hostos School900 feet
- Beth Rachel School-Girls-68 School900 feet
- Bnos Yakov School for Girls School900 feet
- United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,000 feet
- BR School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,070 feet
- Beth Rachel School for Girls 60 School1,090 feet
- Bais Ruchel High School1,120 feet
- P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary School1,180 feet
- Sunny Tots Brooklyn Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,240 feet
- Talmud Torah of Kasho School1,280 feet
- Beginning With Children Charter School II School1,290 feet
- Juan Morel Campos Secondary School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harmony Triangle70 feet
- De Hostos Playground380 feet
- Lindsay Triangle660 feet
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- George Washington Carver Community Garden1,090 feet
- Sternberg Park1,290 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Pfizer Sites Development Public space1,090 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 35/Engine 216/Ladder 108 Fire station1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 12 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:
- Harrison Avenue & Middleton Street 150 feet
- Union Avenue & Harrison Avenue 230 feet
- Lorimer Street & Harrison Avenue 320 feet
- Lorimer Street & Union Avenue 360 feet
- Union Avenue & Lynch Street 360 feet
- Harrison Avenue & Lynch Street 420 feet
- Throop Avenue & Middleton Street 520 feet
- Broadway & Middleton Street 570 feet
See every intersection along Middleton Street or Union Avenue.