Bushwick Avenue & Jefferson Street

Bushwick Avenue and Jefferson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beaver Knoll Park is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 40 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
34 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
650 feet · 2 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Myrtle Av/Bushwick Av · B54
Within a walk
17 places
5 religious buildings, 4 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bushwick Avenue & Jefferson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    650 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. Central Av M
    0.4 miles
    M
  2. Flushing Av J, M
    0.4 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 Myrtle Av/Bushwick Av, 550 feet away, for the B54.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Bushwick Av B54
    550 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willoughby Ave & Myrtle Ave 19 docks in all
    960 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 640 Bushwick Avenue Gas station
    400 feet
  2. 10 Montieth Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 34 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
68 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 259 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bushwick Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

West side of Bushwick Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

North side of Jefferson Street

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

South side of Jefferson Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as American Round Arch. They were built between 1885 and 1890.

  1. William Ulmer Brewery: Engine and Machine House Designated landmark
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    160 feet
  2. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Beaver Noll Park
    660 feet
  2. Freedom Triangle
    760 feet
  3. Beaver Knoll Park
    800 feet
Show all 7
  1. Beattie Square
    840 feet
  2. John the Baptist Community Garden
    890 feet
  3. Miraflores Community Garden
    1,130 feet
  4. EL Garden
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 54 Noll Street / One Bushwick Public space
    940 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William Ulmer Brewery Complex Listed historic place
    940 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 9 Noll Street Older adult center
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    940 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,170 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bushwick Avenue or Jefferson Street.

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