Broadway & MacDougal Street
Broadway and MacDougal Street meet at a three-way junction in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bushwick Ascend Middle School is 130 feet away, and Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (Bees) is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Bushwick Av-Aberdeen St, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bushwick Av-Aberdeen St, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Bushwick Av-Aberdeen St L890 feetL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Broadway Junction A, C, J, L, Z0.3 milesA C J L Z
- Chauncey St J, Z0.3 milesJ Z
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Aberdeen St, 210 feet away, for the B20 and Q24.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/Aberdeen St B20, Q24210 feetB20 Q24
Next buses at this stop
- B20 …
- Q24 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Broadway & Furman Ave 29 docks in all360 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1534 Bushwick Avenue Gas station730 feet
- 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11207
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 16
- City Council district
- 37
- Police precinct
- 73 and 83 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Ocean Hill
- Elevation
- 91 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 117 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of MacDougal Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of MacDougal Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 4 gardens
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- The Learning Experience Broadway-Brooklyn Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5100 feet
- Bushwick Ascend Middle School130 feet
- Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (Bees) School1,210 feet
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- Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Thomas Boyland Park150 feet
- Betty's Community Garden at Hull Street Garden470 feet
- Infant Jesus Community Garden520 feet
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- Granite Street Community Garden780 feet
- Rudd Playground940 feet
- Callahan-Kelly Playground1,150 feet
- Aberdeen Street Community Garden1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Marketplace of Bushwick Supermarket970 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store500 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and ten 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Broadway & Aberdeen Street 100 feet
- Broadway & De Sales Place 150 feet
- Broadway & Furman Avenue 370 feet
- Broadway & Hull Street 370 feet
- Broadway & Eastern Parkway 430 feet
- Mother Gaston Boulevard & MacDougal Street 520 feet
- Broadway & Granite Street 630 feet
- Broadway & Stewart Street 670 feet
See every intersection along Broadway or MacDougal Street.