Broadway & Lexington Avenue

Broadway and Lexington Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Good Life Garden is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 11 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
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
460 feet · 2 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Ralph Av/Broadway · B47
Within a walk
23 places
11 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Lexington Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gates Av, 460 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gates Av J, Z
    460 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. Kosciuszko St J
    1,270 feet
    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 Ralph Av/Broadway, 30 feet away, for the B47.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ralph Av/Broadway B47
    30 feet
    B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grove St & Broadway 31 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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
53 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 47 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Redmond' American linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2024 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Broadway (east side).

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 340669 and 340869.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 35 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1887 and 1896.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School
    630 feet
  2. Adaptive Solutions Multi Services Preschool
    670 feet
  3. Good Samaritan Fulton Day Care Center-Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    670 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Joy of Learning Day Care Center Preschool
    670 feet
  2. P.S. 309 the George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy School
    1,080 feet
  3. Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School NYC School
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Good Life Garden
    200 feet
  2. The People's Garden
    450 feet
  3. Patchen Avenue Garden
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Concerned Citizens of Grove Street Community Garden
    1,190 feet
  2. Garden of Angels Garden
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary & St Cyprians Church House of worship
    570 feet
  2. St Stephens & St Martins Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 37/Engine 222 Fire station
    570 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    210 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    660 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    180 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    880 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    400 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Lexington 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.