Bushwick Avenue & Stanwix Street

Bushwick Avenue and Stanwix Street meet at a three-way junction in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. EL Garden is 1,130 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, six of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat. About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
740 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Myrtle Av/Bushwick Av · B54
Within a walk
18 places
6 religious buildings, 4 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bushwick Avenue & Stanwix Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    740 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
    0.5 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, 450 feet away, for the B54.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willoughby Ave & Myrtle Ave 19 docks in all
    870 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. 640 Bushwick Avenue Gas station
    300 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 five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 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
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
67 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 265 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 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 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

East side of Stanwix Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Stanwix Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 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
    260 feet
  2. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Freedom Triangle
    660 feet
  2. Beaver Noll Park
    760 feet
  3. Beaver Knoll Park
    900 feet
Show all 7
  1. Beattie Square
    940 feet
  2. John the Baptist Community Garden
    990 feet
  3. EL Garden
    1,130 feet
  4. Miraflores Community Garden
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William Ulmer Brewery Complex Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 9 Noll Street Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    980 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,270 feet

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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bushwick Avenue or Stanwix 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.