Water Street & Washington Street

Water Street and Washington Street meet at a four-way crossing in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the DUMBO Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nesmith & Sons' Empire Stores stands 410 feet away. The nearest subway, York St, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 74 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
York St
1,240 feet · 5 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
Washington St/Prospect St · B25
Within a walk
24 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 4 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Water Street & Washington Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is York St, 1,240 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. York St F
    1,240 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. High St A, C
    0.3 miles
    A C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Washington St/Prospect St, 870 feet away, for the B25.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Washington St/Prospect St B25
    870 feet
    B25

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Washington Street and Water Street.

  • 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Front St & Washington St 57 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Sands Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 35 Red Cross Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33
Police precinct
84
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Elevation
12 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 70 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Washington Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING APRIL–DECEMBER 11AM-9PM ALL DAYS

West side of Washington Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING APRIL–DECEMBER 11AM-9PM ALL DAYS

North side of Water Street

  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Water Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 342705 and 342807.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the DUMBO Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 61 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as American Round Arch, and built between 1835 and 2006.

  1. Robert Gair Company Designated landmark
    180 feet
  2. Nesmith & Sons' Empire Stores Designated landmark
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 3 park features
  • 3 schools
  • 2 libraries
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons at Dumbo Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    580 feet
  2. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  3. Dock Street School for Steam Studies School
    800 feet
Show all 10
  1. District 13 Pre-K Center at 25 Dock Street Pre-K center
    800 feet
  2. Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute New Trade or language school
    880 feet
  3. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  4. Petits Poussins Dumbo Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,120 feet
  5. Explore Enrich Charter School
    1,150 feet
  6. Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 15 School
    1,150 feet
  7. Vivvi 5 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bridge Park
    280 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bridge Park Playground
    350 feet
  3. Riverview Lawn in Brooklyn Bridge Park Park feature
    430 feet
Show all 8
  1. Red Twig Forest in Brooklyn Bridge Park Park feature
    580 feet
  2. Anchorage Plaza
    650 feet
  3. Pearl Street Terrace in Brooklyn Bridge Park Park feature
    1,020 feet
  4. Cadman Plaza Park
    1,040 feet
  5. Susan Smith McKinney Steward Park
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Pearl Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    490 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dumbo Industrial District Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. Adams Street Library
    790 feet
  3. Teen Tech Center at the Annex Library
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. Manhattan Bridge Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. St Anns Warehouse Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,070 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 74 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Washington Street or Water Street.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.