Wythe Avenue & South 9th Street

Wythe Avenue and South 9th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Epiphany Playground is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat. About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1992 and 2016, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
Broadway/Wythe Av · B32, Q59
Within a walk
20 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wythe Avenue & South 9th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.5 miles
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Wythe Av, 630 feet away, for the B32 and Q59.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Wythe Av B32, Q59
    630 feet
    B32 Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Wythe Avenue.

  • 43 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bedford Ave & S 9 St 23 docks in all
    890 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 687 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    850 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1992 and 2016.

Since 2014 at least 198 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of South 9th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South 9th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Wythe Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Wythe Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 public spaces
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Global Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    430 feet
  2. Tickle Toes Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    520 feet
  3. Williamsburg Montessori School
    570 feet
Show all 9
  1. Kinder Prep Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    630 feet
  2. Nachas Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    800 feet
  3. Beikvei Hatzoin School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    930 feet
  4. Campus Education Trade or language school
    940 feet
  5. Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of Williamsburg Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  6. Be'Ikvei Hatzoin School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Epiphany Playground
    400 feet
  2. Roberto Clemente Ballfield Park
    810 feet
  3. Bedford Playground
    860 feet
Show all 5
  1. La Casita Verde Community Garden
    1,130 feet
  2. Cohn Triangle
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 420 Kent Avenue Public space
    420 feet
  2. Public space at Schaefer Landing Public space
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Central Market Supermarket
    920 feet

Other places

  1. South Williamsburg Ferry Landing
    880 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along South 9th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.