Broadway & Palmetto Street

Broadway and Palmetto Street meet at a three-way junction in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
630 feet · 2 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Broadway/Gates Av · Q24, T430, T433
Within a walk
30 places
11 religious buildings, 7 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Palmetto Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gates Av, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gates Av J, Z
    630 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. Halsey St J
    0.4 miles
    J
  2. Kosciuszko St J
    0.4 miles
    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 Broadway/Gates Av, 370 feet away, for the Q24, T430 and T433.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Gates Av Q24, T430, T433
    370 feet
    Q24 T430 T433

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …
  2. T430 …
  3. T433 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Madison St 25 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
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
52 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 72 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

North side of Palmetto Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Palmetto Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 334092.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 33 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1888 and 1896.

  1. Ridgewood Masonic Temple Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 gardens
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology School
    330 feet
  2. Hospital Clinic Home Center Instructional Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    340 feet
  3. Kids-Centric, Inc Ace Integration School
    380 feet
Show all 13
  1. Yeshiva D'Nitra School
    670 feet
  2. Adaptive Solutions Multi Services Preschool
    720 feet
  3. Good Samaritan Fulton Day Care Center-Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    720 feet
  4. The Joy of Learning Day Care Center Preschool
    720 feet
  5. Traditional Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  6. P.S. 309 the George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy School
    1,060 feet
  7. Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School NYC School
    1,060 feet
  8. Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School
    1,220 feet
  9. People's Elementary School
    1,220 feet
  10. Early Life Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Umoja Garden
    660 feet
  2. New Madison Harvest Community Garden
    660 feet
  3. Madison Street Community Garden
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. Good Life Garden
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bushwick United Methodist Church Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 85 Palmetto Street Older adult center
    1,140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 37/Engine 222 Fire station
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    530 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    530 feet
  3. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    290 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    790 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Broadway or Palmetto 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, 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.