Broadway & Howard Avenue

Broadway and Howard Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. New Madison Harvest Community Garden is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
660 feet · 3 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
Broadway/Gates Av · Q24, T430, T433
Within a walk
31 places
12 religious buildings, 7 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Howard Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gates Av, 660 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gates Av J, Z
    660 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Halsey St J
    0.4 miles
    J
  2. Kosciuszko St J
    0.4 miles
    J

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Dream Train” (2002) by Chris Wade Robinson at the Gates Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Gates Av, 410 feet away, for the Q24, T430 and T433.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Gates Av Q24, T430, T433
    410 feet
    Q24 T430 T433

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …
  2. T430 …
  3. T433 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Madison St 25 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8 Malcolm X Boulevard Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 824 Lexington Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
37 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
81 and 83 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (East)
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 72 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

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
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Howard Avenue

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 31 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1896.

  1. Ridgewood Masonic Temple Designated landmark
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 gardens
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology School
    300 feet
  2. Hospital Clinic Home Center Instructional Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    310 feet
  3. Kids-Centric, Inc Ace Integration School
    350 feet
Show all 13
  1. Yeshiva D'Nitra School
    640 feet
  2. Adaptive Solutions Multi Services Preschool
    750 feet
  3. Good Samaritan Fulton Day Care Center-Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    750 feet
  4. The Joy of Learning Day Care Center Preschool
    750 feet
  5. Traditional Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  6. P.S. 309 the George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy School
    1,020 feet
  7. Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School NYC School
    1,020 feet
  8. People's Elementary School
    1,190 feet
  9. Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School
    1,250 feet
  10. Early Life Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Umoja Garden
    630 feet
  2. New Madison Harvest Community Garden
    630 feet
  3. Madison Street Community Garden
    860 feet
Show all 4
  1. Good Life Garden
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bushwick United Methodist Church Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 85 Palmetto Street Older adult center
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 37/Engine 222 Fire station
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    560 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    560 feet
  3. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    320 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    820 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Broadway or Howard Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.