Broadway & Malcolm X Boulevard at Lawton Street

Broadway, Malcolm X Boulevard and Lawton Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Jesse Owens Playground is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, Kosciuszko St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kosciuszko St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · J
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Broadway/Lawton St · B46, B47
Within a walk
18 places
7 religious buildings, 3 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Malcolm X Boulevard at Lawton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kosciuszko St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kosciuszko St J
    1,030 feet
    J

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. J …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. J …

Also within a walk

  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    0.3 miles
    J M Z
  2. Central Av M
    0.4 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Euphorbias” (2002) by Ronald Calloway at the Kosciuszko St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Lawton St, 110 feet away, for the B46 and B47.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Lawton St B46, B47
    110 feet
    B46 B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B46 …
  2. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Malcolm X Blvd & DeKalb Ave 20 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
34 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
81 and 83 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 55 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and December 2022; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

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

North side of Broadway

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Lawton Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Lawton Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Malcolm X Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 331818.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, and built in 1905.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ebc High School for Public Service - Bushwick School
    720 feet
  2. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  3. Madiba Prep Middle School
    1,280 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 026 Jesse Owens School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lafayette Playground
    920 feet
  2. Beattie Square
    1,160 feet
  3. John the Baptist Community Garden
    1,230 feet
Show all 4
  1. Jesse Owens Playground
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dekalb Library Landmark
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Rugged Cross Baptist Church Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Roosevelt Community Center
    1,110 feet
  2. Older adult center at 400 Hart Street Older adult center
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,110 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway, Lawton Street or Malcolm X Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.