Union Avenue & Powers Street

Union Avenue and Powers Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ten Eyck Plaza is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about a minute on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 63 places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Grand St/Union Av · Q54, Q59
Within a walk
14 places
7 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Avenue & Powers Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    70 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. Hewes St J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M
  2. Broadway G
    0.4 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 Grand St/Union Av, 290 feet away, for the Q54 and Q59.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand St/Union Av Q54, Q59
    290 feet
    Q54 Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Union Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    1,170 feet
  2. 462 Keap Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1,090 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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
20 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 197 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hope Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Hope Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of Powers Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Powers Street

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

East side of Union Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 311727.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 garden

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ten Eyck Garden
    820 feet
  2. Macri Triangle
    930 feet
  3. Lithuania Square
    1,030 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ten Eyck Plaza Playground
    1,190 feet
  2. Blue Playground
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 63 places to eat and 22 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hope Street, Powers 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.