Broadway & Somers Street

Broadway and Somers Street meet at a three-way junction in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Betty's Community Garden at Hull Street is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway Junction, is about three minutes on foot, for the A, C, J, L and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway Junction
680 feet · 3 min on foot · A, C, J, L, Z
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
Broadway/Eastern Pkwy · Q24
Within a walk
12 places
5 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Somers Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway Junction, 680 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Broadway Junction A, C, J, L, Z
    680 feet
    A C J L Z

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
5 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. J …
  4. L …
  5. Z …
Outbound
5 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. J …
  4. L …
  5. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Bushwick Av-Aberdeen St L
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. Alabama Av J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn, New Morning” (2001) by Al Loving at the Broadway Junction station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Eastern Pkwy, 350 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Eastern Pkwy Q24
    350 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Somers St & Broadway 29 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1610 Bushwick Avenue Gas station
    810 feet
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 101 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Broadway

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM

North side of Somers Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

South side of Somers Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Broadway-Brooklyn Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    660 feet
  2. Bushwick Ascend Middle School
    880 feet
  3. Imagine Me Leadership Charter School
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Callahan-Kelly Playground
    420 feet
  2. Betty's Community Garden at Hull Street Garden
    890 feet
  3. Thomas Boyland Park
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Infant Jesus Community Garden
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Marketplace of Bushwick Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and five 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Somers Street.

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