Wythe Avenue & Penn Street
Wythe Avenue and Penn Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Penn Triangle is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Wythe Av/Williamsburg St West, is 460 feet away for the B62, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 48 public places, 16 of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Wythe Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Wythe Av/Williamsburg St West, 460 feet away, for the B62.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Wythe Av/Williamsburg St West B62460 feetB62
Next buses at this stop
- B62 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Wythe Avenue.
Nearest bike-share station
- Wallabout St & Kent Ave 23 docks in all910 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 711 Kent Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
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
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 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 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Penn Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Penn Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
East side of Wythe Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Wythe Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 48 public places.
- 16 day care or pre-K sites
- 14 religious buildings
- 13 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 fire station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Central Uta Boys Division School-based preschool, ages 3 to 540 feet
- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Boys School120 feet
- United Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5510 feet
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- Williamsburg Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5520 feet
- KHHD Yoel of Satmar BP School570 feet
- Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Pre-K670 feet
- Beth Rachel School-Girls-720 School770 feet
- Child care center at 77-87 Wallabout Street School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5780 feet
- Yeshiva Early Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5790 feet
- Omni Childhood Center - Heyward School790 feet
- Gan Bnos Yisroel Preschool, ages 2 to 5790 feet
- School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5790 feet
- Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School820 feet
- Yeshiva Beth Hillel of Williamsburg School850 feet
- Cong Yeshuos Moshe of Williamsburg School860 feet
- Darkei Tshivo of Dinov School860 feet
- Talmud Torah Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School860 feet
- Yeshiva Bnos Israel School920 feet
- Beth Chana School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5930 feet
- Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,120 feet
- Beth Chana School1,150 feet
- United Talmudical Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,150 feet
- Uta 590 School1,150 feet
- Uta 128 School1,190 feet
- Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,220 feet
- Beth Chana DC Preschool, ages 2 to 51,230 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,230 feet
- Yeshiva Yesodah Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,230 feet
- Bais Ruchel Dsatmar School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Penn Triangle Playground30 feet
- Classon Playground520 feet
- Classon Triangle730 feet
Health care
- Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice1,020 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 211/Ladder 119 Fire station760 feet
Supermarkets
- One Stop Kosher Supermarket690 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Wythe Avenue & Williamsburg Street East 160 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Rutledge Street 270 feet
- Williamsburg Street East & Penn Street 280 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Wythe Avenue 280 feet
- Williamsburg Street East & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 360 feet
- Hewes Street & Williamsburg Street East 390 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Williamsburg Street West 410 feet
- Kent Avenue & Williamsburg Street East 460 feet
See every intersection along Penn Street or Wythe Avenue.