Williams Avenue & Newport Street

Williams Avenue and Newport Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Positive Seeds of Life Garden is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, New Lots Av, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
New Lots Av
1,180 feet · 5 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
New Lots Av/Williams Av · B15
Within a walk
17 places
8 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Williams Avenue & Newport Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is New Lots Av, 1,180 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. New Lots Av L
    1,180 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Canarsie
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Livonia Av L
    0.4 miles
    L
  2. Pennsylvania Av 3
    0.4 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “16 Windows” (2007) by Eugenie Tung at the New Lots Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is New Lots Av/Williams Av, 350 feet away, for the B15.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. New Lots Av/Williams Av B15
    350 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Williams Avenue.

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hinsdale St & Newport St 12 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1868 Linden Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
42
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York-New Lots
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 109 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and June 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Newport Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Newport Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Williams Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Williams Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Legacy School of the Arts School
    1,000 feet
  2. P.S. 190 Sheffield School
    1,000 feet
  3. Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hands & Heart (New Lots Urban Farm) Garden
    310 feet
  2. Positive Seeds of Life Garden
    660 feet
  3. Georgia Avenue Community Garden
    750 feet
Show all 6
  1. Prophecy Garden
    1,060 feet
  2. Lion's Pride Playground
    1,130 feet
  3. Success Garden - East New York Garden
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,070 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Newport Street or Williams Avenue.

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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.