Broadway & Decatur Street
Broadway and Decatur Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Moffat Street Community Garden is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, Chauncey St, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1904 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Chauncey St, 330 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Chauncey St J, Z330 feetJ Z
Next trains at this station
Outbound
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Also within a walk
- Halsey St J1,210 feetJ
- Rockaway Av C0.4 milesC
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “El Views” (2002) by Maria Dominguez at the Chauncey St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Cooper St, 160 feet away, for the B20 and Q24.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/Cooper St B20, Q24160 feetB20 Q24
Next buses at this stop
- B20 …
- Q24 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Rockaway Ave & Bainbridge St 25 docks in all410 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1534 Bushwick Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 824 Lexington Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11207
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 37 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 73 and 83 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bushwick (East)
- Elevation
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1904 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 138 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the pin oak and the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Broadway
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
West side of Broadway
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
North side of Decatur Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Decatur Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 318969 and 326709.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.
- 15 religious buildings
- 6 gardens
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 fire station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Superior Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K560 feet
- GSS 319 Stanhope Child and Family Center Pre-K780 feet
- P.S./I.S. 045 Horace E. Greene School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Moffat Street Community Garden450 feet
- Moffat Garden460 feet
- Cooper Street Block Buster Community Garden570 feet
Show all 8
- 721 Decatur Street Community Garden580 feet
- Cooper Street Community Garden630 feet
- Evergreen Playground810 feet
- Marion Hopkinson Playground930 feet
- Decatur Street Community Garden940 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Saratoga Library1,030 feet
Houses of worship
- Seventh Day Church of God House of worship710 feet
- St Thomas Episcopal Church House of worship1,040 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 233/Ladder 176 Fire station700 feet
Supermarkets
- Marketplace of Bushwick Supermarket1,020 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 20 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Broadway & Rockaway Avenue 260 feet
- Broadway & Schaefer Street 260 feet
- Broadway & MacDonough Street 360 feet
- Rockaway Avenue & Bainbridge Street 410 feet
- Broadway & Moffat Street 520 feet
- Broadway & Covert Street 530 feet
- Bushwick Avenue & Decatur Street 650 feet
- Thomas S Boyland Street & Decatur Street 670 feet
See every intersection along Broadway or Decatur Street.