Bushwick Avenue & Johnson Avenue

Bushwick Avenue and Johnson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. M.S. 582 is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Montrose Av, is about a minute on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
26 hurt
39 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Montrose Av
350 feet · 1 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Johnson Av/Bushwick Av · B60
Within a walk
15 places
6 religious buildings, 5 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bushwick Avenue & Johnson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Montrose Av, 350 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Montrose Av L
    350 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand St L
    0.4 miles
    L
  2. Morgan Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Johnson Av/Bushwick Av, 100 feet away, for the B60.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Johnson Av/Bushwick Av B60
    100 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Montrose Ave & Bushwick Ave 42 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 14 Harrison Place Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 26 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 131 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bushwick Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

West side of Bushwick Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

North side of Johnson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-5PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

South side of Johnson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Creative Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    380 feet
  2. M.S. 582 School
    720 feet
  3. P.S. 196 Ten Eyck School
    720 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 147 Isaac Remsen School
    910 feet
  2. Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn School
    910 feet
  3. Brownsville Collegiate Charter School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ten Eyck Playground
    800 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bushwick Library
    930 feet
  2. Industrial Complex at 221 McKibbin Street Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Calvary FBH Church House of worship
    1,220 feet
  2. Most Holy Trinity Church St Mary House of worship
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Beyond Natural Market Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Green Corner Fish & Farmers Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Bushwick Avenue or Johnson Avenue.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.