Washington Avenue & Kent Avenue
Washington Avenue and Kent Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Jacob's Ladder Playground is 60 feet away, and Be'Ikvei Hatzoin is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Washington Av/Kent Av, is 240 feet away for the B67, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Kent Avenue.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Washington Av/Kent Av, 240 feet away, for the B67.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Washington Av/Kent Av B67240 feetB67
Next buses at this stop
- B67 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Kent Avenue.
Nearest bike-share station
- Kent Ave & Division Ave 44 docks in all910 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 687 Kent Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11249
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 88 and 90 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1974.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 35 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Clymer Street
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Clymer Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Kent Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Kent Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 community center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Be'Ikvei Hatzoin School1,110 feet
- Beikvei Hatzoin School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,140 feet
- Little Giants Child Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob's Ladder Playground60 feet
- Roberto Clemente Ballfield Park570 feet
Community centers and public services
- Taylor-Wythe Community Center540 feet
Supermarkets
- Central Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kent Avenue & Taylor Street 280 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Clymer Street 320 feet
- Washington Avenue & Wallabout Road 460 feet
- Kent Avenue & Wilson Street 540 feet
- Washington Avenue & Railroad Avenue 550 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Taylor Street 590 feet
- Clymer Street & Juliana Place 770 feet
- Gee Avenue & Assembly Road 790 feet
See every intersection along Clymer Street, Kent Avenue or Washington Avenue.