Wythe Avenue & North 8th Street

Wythe Avenue and North 8th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marsha P. Johnson State Park is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them parks, and 73 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Av
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Wythe Av/N 9 St · B32
Within a walk
8 places
3 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wythe Avenue & North 8th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford Av L
    1,160 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “No Less Than Everything Comes Together” (2021) by Marcel Dzama at the Bedford Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wythe Av/N 9 St, 180 feet away, for the B32.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wythe Av/N 9 St B32
    180 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Wythe Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. N 9 St & Wythe Ave 49 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 111 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

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 March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of North 8th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of North 8th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 4AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Wythe Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Wythe Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1896 and 1897.

  1. Hecla Iron Works Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 public space
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. MS Lam Montessori School
    530 feet
  2. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    840 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marsha P. Johnson State Park
    510 feet
  2. Bushwick Inlet Park
    750 feet
  3. Bushwick Inlet Playground
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. North 5th Street Pier and Park
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at The Edge Public space
    760 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bushwick Inlet Park Recreation Center
    860 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    710 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Brooklyn Harvest Market Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    990 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 73 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along North 8th Street or Wythe 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.