Wythe Avenue & Division Avenue
Wythe Avenue and Division Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Elisa Torres Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Jacob's Ladder Playground is 630 feet away, and Bedford Playground is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Division Av/Wythe Av, is 40 feet away for the B67. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Division Av/Wythe Av, 40 feet away, for the B67.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Division Av/Wythe Av B6740 feetB67
Next buses at this stop
- B67 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Division Avenue and Wythe Avenue.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Kent Ave & Division Ave 44 docks in all410 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 687 Kent Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1,160 feet
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2024
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11249
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 33 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Elisa Torres Way, a co-naming enacted on January 15, 2022 (Local Law 54 of 2022).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Elisa Torres Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 43 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Division Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
South side of Division Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Wythe Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
West side of Wythe Avenue
- Back-in parking only 7 signs BACK IN 60 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Cohn Square.
- Harold W. Cohn Bas-relief by Stanislaw Lutostanski, 1991770 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 parks
- 2 public spaces
- 5 other places
Schools and child care
- Beikvei Hatzoin School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5170 feet
- Be'Ikvei Hatzoin School280 feet
- Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of Williamsburg Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K330 feet
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- Williamsburg Montessori School910 feet
- Tickle Toes Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5920 feet
- Brooklyn Global Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Roberto Clemente Ballfield Park50 feet
- Jacob's Ladder Playground630 feet
- Cohn Triangle730 feet
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- Epiphany Playground780 feet
- La Casita Verde Community Garden880 feet
- Bedford Playground880 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Schaefer Landing Public space820 feet
- Public space at 420 Kent Avenue Public space1,090 feet
Community centers and public services
- Taylor-Wythe Community Center1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Central Market Supermarket160 feet
Other places
- South Williamsburg Ferry Landing1,110 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Wythe Avenue & South 11th Street 240 feet
- Kent Avenue & Division Avenue 310 feet
- Berry Street & Division Avenue 390 feet
- Berry Street & South 11th Street 480 feet
- Wythe Avenue & South 10th Street 500 feet
- Kent Avenue & Mollenhauer Drive 520 feet
- Kent Avenue & South 11th Street 520 feet
- Kent Avenue & Gantry Road 540 feet
See every intersection along Division Avenue or Wythe Avenue.