Williamsburg Bridge & Driggs Avenue

Williamsburg Bridge and Driggs Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Kings County Savings Bank, one of seven Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 440 feet away, and Sobel Playground is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 56 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
1,130 feet · 4 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Driggs Av/Broadway · B62
Within a walk
22 places
6 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Williamsburg Bridge & Driggs Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 1,130 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    1,130 feet
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Hewes St J, M
    0.5 miles
    J M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Driggs Av/Broadway, 220 feet away, for the B62.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Driggs Av/Broadway B62
    220 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Driggs Avenue.

  • 86 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 5 Pl & S 5 St 43 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 77 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Roebling Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Seven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Second Empire, and built between 1852 and 1906.

  1. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. Long Island Business College Designated landmark
    420 feet
  3. Kings County Savings Bank Designated landmark
    440 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Williamsburg Bridge Plaza and Playground.

  1. George Washington at Valley Forge Statue by Henry Merwin Shrady, 1906
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 community center
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet
  2. J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells School
    970 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg School
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. C'E Montessori School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Continental Army Plaza
    390 feet
  2. Bedford Playground
    1,020 feet
  3. La Guardia Playground
    1,100 feet
Show all 6
  1. Berry Playground
    1,130 feet
  2. El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit Garden
    1,280 feet
  3. Sobel Playground
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    670 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New England Congregational Church and Rectory Listed historic place
    830 feet
  2. 240 Broadway Listed historic place
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    240 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    670 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    780 feet
  2. Williams Plaza Community Center
    1,160 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    820 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,080 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Central Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,250 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 56 places to eat and 26 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Driggs Avenue, Roebling Street or Williamsburg Bridge.

Sources: 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.