Varick Avenue & Lombardy Street
Varick Avenue and Lombardy Street meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sgt. William Dougherty Playground is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cherry St/Vandervoort Av, is 1,180 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. About 60 homes stand within 820 feet, 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, 1,180 feet away, for the B24.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cherry St/Vandervoort Av B241,180 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Morgan Ave & Lombardy St 30 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 430 feet by car along the streets.
- 546 Morgan Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
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
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 60 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1910.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Lombardy Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Lombardy Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Lombardy Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
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 Playground970 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Varick Avenue & Anthony Street 250 feet
- Varick Avenue & Cherry Street 380 feet
- Stewart Avenue & Lombardy Street 460 feet
- Lombardy Street & Porter Avenue 460 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Varick Avenue 510 feet
- Porter Avenue & Anthony Street 710 feet
- Stewart Avenue & Anthony Street 710 feet
- Porter Avenue & Beadel Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Lombardy Street or Varick Avenue.