Wythe Avenue & South 2nd Street

Wythe Avenue and South 2nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Domino Park is 520 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Wythe Av/S 3 St, is 280 feet away for the B32 and Q59, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 60 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Williamsburg Bridge
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Wythe Av/S 3 St · B32, Q59
Within a walk
12 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wythe Avenue & South 2nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wythe Av/S 3 St, 280 feet away, for the B32 and Q59.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wythe Av/S 3 St B32, Q59
    280 feet
    B32 Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Wythe Avenue.

  • 55 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 2 St & Kent Ave 47 docks in all
    450 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 184 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
45 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 244 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.

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 May 2019 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of South 2nd Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South 2nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Wythe Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Wythe Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as American Round Arch, and built between 1881 and 1884.

  1. Havemeyers & Elder Filter, Pan and Finishing House Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Williamsburg Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    170 feet
  2. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School
    780 feet
  3. Nachas Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. C'E Montessori School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. William Sheridan Playground
    330 feet
  2. Domino Park
    520 feet
  3. Berry Street Garden
    590 feet
Show all 5
  1. Berry Playground
    870 feet
  2. Grand Ferry Park
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Domino Sugar Factory Public space
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    410 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along South 2nd 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.