Varick Avenue & Anthony Street
Varick Avenue and Anthony Street meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sgt. William Dougherty Playground is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cherry St/Vandervoort Av, is 930 feet away for the B24, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. Within 820 feet are 30 homes, mostly built in 1910, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cherry St/Vandervoort Av, 930 feet away, for the B24.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cherry St/Vandervoort Av B24930 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Van Dam St & Meeker Ave 31 docks in all1,190 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 180 feet by car along the streets.
- 546 Morgan Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
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 July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11222
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 94
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 30 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1910.
Trees
Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sgt. William Dougherty Playground720 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Varick Avenue & Cherry Street 130 feet
- Varick Avenue & Lombardy Street 250 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Varick Avenue 260 feet
- Porter Avenue & Anthony Street 460 feet
- Varick Avenue & Thomas Street 540 feet
- Porter Avenue & Cherry Street 590 feet
- Stewart Avenue & Cherry Street 600 feet
- Stewart Avenue & Lombardy Street 710 feet
See every intersection along Anthony Street or Varick Avenue.