Wythe Avenue & Rutledge Street

Wythe Avenue and Rutledge Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. KHHD Yoel of Satmar BP is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Wallabout St/Wythe Av, is 420 feet away for the B48, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 53 public places, 15 of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Wallabout St/Wythe Av · B48
Within a walk
53 places
15 day care or pre-K sites, 15 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wythe Avenue & Rutledge Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wallabout St/Wythe Av, 420 feet away, for the B48.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wallabout St/Wythe Av B48
    420 feet
    B48

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Wythe Avenue.

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wallabout St & Kent Ave 23 docks in all
    640 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.

  1. 711 Kent Avenue Gas station
    1,140 feet
  2. 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2024
  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2025

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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 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 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Rutledge Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Rutledge Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY SUNDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-5PM FRIDAY 8AM-12:30PM

East side of Wythe Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Wythe Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 public places.

  • 15 day care or pre-K sites
  • 15 religious buildings
  • 15 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Central Uta Boys Division School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    230 feet
  2. Williamsburg Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    260 feet
  3. Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Boys School
    290 feet
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  1. KHHD Yoel of Satmar BP School
    310 feet
  2. Child care center at 77-87 Wallabout Street School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    510 feet
  3. Omni Childhood Center - Heyward School
    520 feet
  4. Gan Bnos Yisroel Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    530 feet
  5. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    530 feet
  6. Cong Yeshuos Moshe of Williamsburg School
    590 feet
  7. Darkei Tshivo of Dinov School
    590 feet
  8. Talmud Torah Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    590 feet
  9. Yeshiva Bnos Israel School
    650 feet
  10. United Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  11. Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    850 feet
  12. Beth Chana School
    880 feet
  13. Uta 128 School
    920 feet
  14. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Pre-K
    940 feet
  15. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  16. Beth Chana DC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    960 feet
  17. Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    960 feet
  18. Yeshiva Yesodah Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    960 feet
  19. Beth Rachel School-Girls-720 School
    1,040 feet
  20. Yeshiva Early Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,050 feet
  21. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    1,090 feet
  22. Yeshiva Beth Hillel of Williamsburg School
    1,120 feet
  23. Mosdos Chasidei Square School
    1,190 feet
  24. TT Skver Williamsburg School
    1,190 feet
  25. Beth Chana School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,200 feet
  26. Uta 125 School
    1,260 feet
  27. Ach Tov Vchesed School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Penn Triangle Playground
    300 feet
  2. Classon Triangle
    460 feet
  3. Classon Playground
    480 feet
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  1. Steuben Playground
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice
    750 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 71k Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 125 Heyward Street Older adult center
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 211/Ladder 119 Fire station
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    430 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 11 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 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Rutledge Street or Wythe Avenue.

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