Central Avenue & Eldert Street

Central Avenue and Eldert Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Achivement First Bushwick Charter School Elementary School is 340 feet away. The nearest subway, Wilson Av, is about eight minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wilson Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Halsey St/Central Av · B26
Within a walk
13 places
7 religious buildings, 3 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Avenue & Eldert Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wilson Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wilson Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Halsey St J
    0.5 miles
    J

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Halsey St/Central Av, 360 feet away, for the B26.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Halsey St/Central Av B26
    360 feet
    B26

Next buses at this stop

  1. B26 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Central Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Ave & Covert St 30 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 952 Wyckoff Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 342 Eldert Street Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
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 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Eldert Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of Eldert Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Flemish Revival, and built between 1896 and 1897.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Achivement First Bushwick Charter School Elementary School
    340 feet
  2. Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration School
    340 feet
  3. Achievement First Charter School Ujima High School
    500 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tiger Playground
    440 feet
  2. Irving Square Park
    970 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity United Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 252 Fire station · landmark
    770 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Central Avenue or Eldert Street.

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.