Broadway & Willoughby Avenue

Broadway and Willoughby Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. John the Baptist Community Garden is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat. About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
800 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Broadway/Willoughby Av · B46, B47
Within a walk
15 places
7 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & Willoughby Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    800 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, 120 feet away, for the B46 and B47.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B46 …
  2. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Willoughby Avenue.

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Suydam St & Broadway 32 docks in all
    310 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
    980 feet
  2. 10 Montieth Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 91 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and May 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
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

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

North side of Willoughby Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of Willoughby Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308104 and 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

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Beattie Square
    480 feet
  2. John the Baptist Community Garden
    550 feet
  3. Freedom Triangle
    650 feet
Show all 5
  1. Miraflores Community Garden
    1,300 feet
  2. Lewis Playground
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  3. Foodtown 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 45 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Willoughby Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.