Williamsburg Street West & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

Williamsburg Street West and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway meet at a three-way junction in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Yeshiva Beth Hillel of Williamsburg is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 22 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Wythe Av/Williamsburg St West · B62
Within a walk
45 places
22 religious buildings, 11 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Williamsburg Street West & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.5 miles
    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 …

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wythe Av/Williamsburg St West, 110 feet away, for the B62.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wythe Av/Williamsburg St West B62
    110 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wallabout St & Kent Ave 23 docks in all
    1,270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1,110 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 687 Kent Avenue Gas station
    770 feet
  2. 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2016.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • A posted limit of 30 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 22 religious buildings
  • 11 day care or pre-K sites
  • 8 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. United Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    120 feet
  2. Beth Rachel School-Girls-720 School
    430 feet
  3. Yeshiva Beth Hillel of Williamsburg School
    510 feet
Show all 19
  1. Central Uta Boys Division School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    530 feet
  2. Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Boys School
    610 feet
  3. Uta 590 School
    660 feet
  4. United Talmudical Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    700 feet
  5. Bais Ruchel Dsatmar School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    850 feet
  6. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    980 feet
  7. Beth Chana School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    990 feet
  8. Williamsburg Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet
  9. KHHD Yoel of Satmar BP School
    1,060 feet
  10. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  11. Yeshiva Early Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet
  12. Child care center at 77-87 Wallabout Street School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,260 feet
  13. Omni Childhood Center - Heyward School
    1,280 feet
  14. United Talmudical Academy 75 School
    1,280 feet
  15. Gan Bnos Yisroel Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet
  16. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Penn Triangle Playground
    370 feet
  2. Classon Playground
    700 feet
  3. Classon Triangle
    1,090 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 211/Ladder 119 Fire station
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    1,180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner:

  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Williamsburg Street West.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.