Broadway & Suydam Street

Broadway and Suydam Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Beattie Square is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 42 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
1,060 feet · 4 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Broadway/Willoughby Av · B46, B47
Within a walk
16 places
8 religious buildings, 2 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Suydam Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    1,060 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. Kosciuszko St J
    0.3 miles
    J
  2. Central Av M
    0.4 miles
    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/Willoughby Av, 160 feet away, for the B46 and B47.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Willoughby Av B46, B47
    160 feet
    B46 B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B46 …
  2. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Suydam St & Broadway 32 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8 Malcolm X Boulevard Gas station
    720 feet
  2. 10 Montieth Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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
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
60 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 63 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and October 2020, 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 Suydam Street

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

South side of Suydam Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 330290.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1889 and 1890.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  2. Ebc High School for Public Service - Bushwick School
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Beattie Square
    740 feet
  2. John the Baptist Community Garden
    810 feet
  3. Freedom Triangle
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Lafayette Playground
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John the Baptist RC Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Roosevelt Community Center
    1,020 feet
  2. Older adult center at 400 Hart Street Older adult center
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and 19 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 Suydam 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.