Broadway & Melrose Street

Broadway and Melrose Street meet at a three-way junction in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 52 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. John the Baptist Community Garden is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about a minute on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them parks, and 44 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
22 hurt
52 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
220 feet · 1 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Broadway/Jefferson St · B46, B47, T410, T433
Within a walk
16 places
4 parks, 4 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Melrose Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 220 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    220 feet
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Flushing Av J, M
    0.3 miles
    J M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jammin' Under the EL” (1999) by Verna Hart at the Myrtle Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Jefferson St, 60 feet away, for the B46, B47, T410 and T433.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Jefferson St B46, B47, T410, T433
    60 feet
    B46 B47 T410 T433

Next buses at this stop

  1. B46 …
  2. B47 …
  3. T410 …
  4. T433 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    950 feet
  2. 10 Montieth Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 52 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 22 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 April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2021
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
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)
Bushwick (West)

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 214 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the scarlet oak and the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and July 2026, 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 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

North side of Melrose Street

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

South side of Melrose Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 336996.

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: Office Building Designated landmark
    660 feet
  2. William Ulmer Brewery: Engine and Machine House Designated landmark
    660 feet
  3. William Ulmer Brewery: Stable and Storage Building Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 parks
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 community center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    690 feet
  2. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Miraflores Community Garden
    310 feet
  2. Beattie Square
    530 feet
  3. John the Baptist Community Garden
    580 feet
Show all 7
  1. Beaver Noll Park
    980 feet
  2. Beaver Knoll Park
    1,090 feet
  3. Freedom Triangle
    1,270 feet
  4. Lewis Playground
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William Ulmer Brewery Complex Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Roosevelt Community Center
    1,300 feet
  2. Older adult center at 400 Hart Street Older adult center
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    530 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and 27 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Broadway or Melrose Street.

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