Bushwick Avenue & Melrose Street

Bushwick Avenue and Melrose Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beaver Noll Park is 390 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 18 public places, five of them parks, and 39 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
800 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
Broadway/Jefferson St · B46, B47, T410, T433
Within a walk
18 places
5 parks, 5 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bushwick Avenue & Melrose Street 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. Flushing Av J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M
  2. Central Av M
    0.5 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/Jefferson St, 620 feet away, for the B46, B47, T410 and T433.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Jefferson St B46, B47, T410, T433
    620 feet
    B46 B47 T410 T433

Next buses at this stop

  1. B46 …
  2. B47 …
  3. T410 …
  4. T433 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Arion Pl & Broadway 20 docks in all
    790 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
    670 feet
  2. 10 Montieth Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,260 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
70 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 324 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bushwick Avenue

  • No standing 8 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 Melrose Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Melrose Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as American Round Arch. They were built between 1872 and 1890.

  1. William Ulmer Brewery: Engine and Machine House Designated landmark
    560 feet
  2. William Ulmer Brewery: Main Brewhouse and Addition Designated landmark
    590 feet
  3. William Ulmer Brewery: Office Building Designated landmark
    600 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    110 feet
  2. P.S. 120 Carlos Tapia School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Beaver Noll Park
    390 feet
  2. Beaver Knoll Park
    530 feet
  3. Miraflores Community Garden
    860 feet
Show all 8
  1. Freedom Triangle
    1,030 feet
  2. Beattie Square
    1,110 feet
  3. John the Baptist Community Garden
    1,160 feet
  4. Green Central Knoll Park
    1,290 feet
  5. Garden Playground
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William Ulmer Brewery Complex Listed historic place
    670 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 9 Noll Street Older adult center
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,120 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bushwick Avenue or Melrose 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.