Union Avenue & Richardson Street

Union Avenue and Richardson Street meet at a three-way junction 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. McCarren Park is 310 feet away, and the Engine 229/Ladder 146 firehouse is 1,000 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 50 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
770 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 & Richardson 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, 770 feet away, for the B62.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Union Avenue.

  • 66 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
    760 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
    1,230 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 five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.

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 2,500 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 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and July 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Richardson Street

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

South side of Richardson Street

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

East side of Union Avenue

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

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
    600 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
    400 feet
  2. Bedford Stuy New Beginnings CHS School
    560 feet
  3. The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pvt. Sonsire Triangle
    80 feet
  2. McCarren Park
    310 feet
  3. Green Dome Garden
    510 feet
Show all 6
  1. Dog Run in McCarren Park Dog run
    730 feet
  2. Mt. Carmel Triangle
    810 feet
  3. Macri Triangle
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. North 10th & Union Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    300 feet
  2. Frost Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. McCarren Play Center Recreation center
    1,160 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 229/Ladder 146 Fire station
    1,000 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 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 Richardson 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.