Broadway & Lewis Avenue at Locust Street

Broadway, Lewis Avenue and Locust Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Sumner development. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church is 320 feet away, and Ohel Chaya is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 43 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
33 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flushing Av
730 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Broadway/Park Av · B46, B47
Within a walk
22 places
8 religious buildings, 3 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Lewis Avenue at Locust Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flushing Av, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flushing Av J, M
    730 feet
    J M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    970 feet
    J M Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Migration” (2006) by Robin Holder at the Flushing Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Park Av, 50 feet away, for the B46 and B47.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Park Av B46, B47
    50 feet
    B46 B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B46 …
  2. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Arion Pl & Broadway 20 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,140 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
34 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
79 and 81 and 83 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 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 1931 and 1951.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Sumner development.

Since 2014 at least 123 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

North side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM

East side of Lewis Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Lewis Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Locust Street

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

South side of Locust Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305836 and 332269.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as American Round Arch. They were built between 1872 and 1890.

  1. William Ulmer Brewery: Stable and Storage Building Designated landmark
    340 feet
  2. William Ulmer Brewery: Office Building Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. William Ulmer Brewery: Engine and Machine House Designated landmark
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. P.S. 120 Carlos Tapia School
    950 feet
  3. Ohel Chaya School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Miraflores Community Garden
    510 feet
  2. Beaver Noll Park
    670 feet
  3. Love Garden - Sumner Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    740 feet
Show all 7
  1. Beaver Knoll Park
    830 feet
  2. Garden Playground
    1,090 feet
  3. Lewis Playground
    1,190 feet
  4. Beattie Square
    1,280 feet

Health care

  1. Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Hospital
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William Ulmer Brewery Complex Listed historic place
    540 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship
    320 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sumner Community Center
    810 feet
  2. Older adult center at 862 Park Avenue Older adult center
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    850 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  3. Green Corner Fish & Farmers Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,230 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 25 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway, Lewis Avenue or Locust Street.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.