Willoughby Street & Pearl Street

Willoughby Street and Pearl Street meet at a four-way crossing in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Willoughby Plaza is 130 feet away, and Brooklyn Edison Building stands 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Jay St-MetroTech, is about a minute on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 50 public places, 14 of them trade or language schools, and 89 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jay St-MetroTech
240 feet · 1 min on foot · A, C, F, R
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Adams St/Willoughby St · B93
Within a walk
50 places
14 trade or language schools, 9 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Willoughby Street & Pearl Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jay St-MetroTech, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R
    240 feet
    A C F R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
4 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. F …
  4. R …
Outbound
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Borough Hall/Court St 2, 3, 4, 5, R
    670 feet
    2 3 4 5 R
  2. Hoyt St 2, 3
    1,050 feet
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Departures and Arrivals” (2009) by Ben Snead at the Jay St-MetroTech station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Adams St/Willoughby St, 190 feet away, for the B93.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Adams St/Willoughby St B93
    190 feet
    B93

Next buses at this stop

  1. B93 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 75 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 12 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fulton St & Adams St 47 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Sands Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    440 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 62 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Pearl Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Pearl Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of Willoughby Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Willoughby Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and six buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1845 and 1926.

  1. Brooklyn Edison Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. Gage & Tollner Restaurant Designated landmark
    350 feet
  3. Brooklyn Fire Headquarters Designated landmark
    380 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Columbus Park.

  1. John Cashmore Marker Stele, 1965
    620 feet
  2. Washington A. Roebling Memorial Stele by S. Hemming, 1973
    680 feet
  3. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Bust by Anneta Duveen, 1972
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 public places.

  • 14 trade or language schools
  • 9 schools
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 courthouses
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Friends School
    270 feet
  2. American Hi-Tech Trade or language school
    380 feet
  3. Achievement Unlocked School
    440 feet
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  1. Robert Finance Hair Des Inst Trade or language school
    380 feet
  2. Brooklyn Law School College
    580 feet
  3. Adams Street Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    620 feet
  4. Little Scholars Learning Center VIII Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    620 feet
  5. Cay Community Services Organization, Trade or language school
    640 feet
  6. Fusion Academy Brooklyn School
    740 feet
  7. Brooklyn Friends School - Upper School
    760 feet
  8. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Csd 13 School
    820 feet
  9. Eldysi Institute of Hair & Nail Des Trade or language school
    880 feet
  10. Magna Institute Trade or language school
    880 feet
  11. SCS Business & Tech Institute Trade or language school
    880 feet
  12. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  13. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    920 feet
  14. Ultissima BTY Inst-Brooklyn Trade or language school
    920 feet
  15. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    920 feet
  16. Crown Bus Inst-Kings Trade or language school
    970 feet
  17. Crown Business Institute Trade or language school
    970 feet
  18. Brooklyn Frontiers High School
    1,040 feet
  19. St Francis College
    1,160 feet
  20. Downtown Brooklyn Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet
  21. Helen Keller Services for the Blind Preschool
    1,170 feet
  22. Heartshare Human SVCS Metrotech School
    1,180 feet
  23. The Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice School
    1,220 feet
  24. Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women School
    1,220 feet
  25. Career Training Center Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  26. Mti Business School (5002) Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  27. Mti Business School-Tech Div(5001) Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  28. Petits Poussins Brooklyn Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Columbus Park
    340 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Willoughby Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    130 feet
  2. Public space at Renaissance Plaza Public space
    580 feet
  3. Public space at 111 Livingston Street Public space
    720 feet
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  1. Public space at 1 Metrotech Center Public space
    760 feet
  2. Public space at Livingston Plaza Public space
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Borough Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. Brooklyn Borough Hall Listed historic place
    770 feet
  3. New York Transit Museum
    850 feet
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  1. Friends Meetinghouse and School Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  2. Offerman Building Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Tabernacle Church House of worship
    620 feet
  2. Oratory Church of Saint Boniface House of worship
    1,060 feet
  3. St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brooklyn Civil Court Courthouse
    520 feet
  2. Brooklyn Supreme Court Civil Courthouse
    790 feet
  3. Brooklyn Criminal Court Courthouse
    1,040 feet
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  1. Brooklyn Family Court Courthouse
    1,170 feet
  2. Brooklyn Supreme Court Criminal Courthouse
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    230 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. NYC Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    540 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. City Point Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 89 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Pearl Street or Willoughby Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.