Central Avenue & Bleecker Street

Central Avenue and Bleecker Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Barbaras RC Church is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, Knickerbocker Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Knickerbocker Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
680 feet
Wilson Av/Bleecker St · B60
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Avenue & Bleecker Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Knickerbocker Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.3 miles
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Central Av M
    0.3 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Digs” (2013) by Cal Lane at the Knickerbocker Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wilson Av/Bleecker St, 680 feet away, for the B60.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wilson Av/Bleecker St B60
    680 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Central Avenue.

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Menahan St & Central Ave 25 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
37
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (East)
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 33 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bleecker Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Bleecker Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Spanish Colonial Revival, and built between 1907 and 1910.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick United Housing Development Fund Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Bushwick School
    530 feet
  3. Achievement First Bushwick Charter School
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. J.H.S. 383 Philippa Schuyler School
    960 feet
  2. P.S. 376 School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Heckscher Playground
    660 feet
  2. Hope Ballfield Park
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Barbaras RC Church Landmark
    110 feet

Fire and police

  1. 83rd Precinct Police station
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    380 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bleecker Street or Central Avenue.

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