Union Avenue & North 12th Street
Union Avenue and North 12th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. McCarren Park is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 46 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Bedford Av L0.3 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L0.4 milesG L
- Nassau Av G0.4 milesG
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “No Less Than Everything Comes Together” (2021) by Marcel Dzama at the Bedford Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Driggs Av/Union Av, 490 feet away, for the B62.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Driggs Av/Union Av B62490 feetB62
Next buses at this stop
- B62 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on North 12th Street and Union Avenue.
- 70 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 12 of them on-street corrals
- 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Driggs Ave & N 12 St 39 docks in all460 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 112 Richardson Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 395 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 January 2023.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2011
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
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2006 and 2013.
Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 153 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the apple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of North 12th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Union Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Moderne and Byzantine, one each, and built between 1916 and 1936.
- Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Designated landmark270 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in McCarren Park.
- Double Sun Mural by Mary Temple, 2016780 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 1 dog run
- 1 garden
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Bedford Stuy New Beginnings CHS School680 feet
- Learning Steps Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5810 feet
- The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,010 feet
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- The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McCarren Park40 feet
- Green Dome Garden100 feet
- Pvt. Sonsire Triangle210 feet
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- Dog Run in McCarren Park Dog run320 feet
- Mt. Carmel Triangle1,230 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- North 10th & Union Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza720 feet
Community centers and public services
- McCarren Play Center Recreation center · landmark1,050 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and five food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Avenue & Roebling Street 150 feet
- Roebling Street & North 11th Street 320 feet
- Driggs Avenue & North 12th Street 350 feet
- Union Avenue & North 11th Street 390 feet
- Union Avenue & Richardson Street 420 feet
- Driggs Avenue & Union Avenue 450 feet
- Roebling Street & North 10th Street 580 feet
- Driggs Avenue & North 11th Street 610 feet
See every intersection along North 12th Street or Union Avenue.