Union Avenue & North 11th Street

Union Avenue and North 11th Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord stands 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about six minutes on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them parks, and 51 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
Driggs Av/N 11 St · B62
Within a walk
15 places
4 parks, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Avenue & North 11th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.3 miles
    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. Bedford Av L
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. Nassau Av G
    0.5 miles
    G

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 Driggs Av/N 11 St, 750 feet away, for the B62.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Driggs Av/N 11 St B62
    750 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on North 11th Street and Union Avenue.

  • 65 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Union Ave & Jackson St 19 docks in all
    780 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.

  1. 112 Richardson Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 395 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,250 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 52 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2022 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of North 11th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of North 11th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Byzantine, and built between 1916 and 1921.

  1. Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 parks
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Learning Steps Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    420 feet
  2. Bedford Stuy New Beginnings CHS School
    540 feet
  3. The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    610 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pvt. Sonsire Triangle
    60 feet
  2. McCarren Park
    290 feet
  3. Green Dome Garden
    490 feet
Show all 6
  1. Dog Run in McCarren Park Dog run
    710 feet
  2. Mt. Carmel Triangle
    830 feet
  3. Macri Triangle
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. North 10th & Union Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    320 feet
  2. Frost Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. McCarren Play Center Recreation center
    1,140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 229/Ladder 146 Fire station
    1,020 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along North 11th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.