Varick Avenue & Meadow Street
Varick Avenue and Meadow Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Stewart Av, is 950 feet away for the Q54, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within 820 feet are six homes.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Stewart Av, 950 feet away, for the Q54.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Stewart Av Q54950 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Metropolitan Ave & Stewart Ave 20 docks in all880 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1176 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11237
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are six homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1960.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Meadow Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Meadow Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Varick Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Varick Avenue & Ten Eyck Street 260 feet
- Varick Avenue & Stagg Street 270 feet
- Stewart Avenue & Meadow Street 460 feet
- Scholes Street & Varick Avenue 520 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Varick Avenue 700 feet
- Stewart Avenue & Ten Eyck Street 720 feet
- Stewart Avenue & Stagg Street 720 feet
- Meserole Street & Varick Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along Meadow Street or Varick Avenue.