Central Avenue & George Street

Central Avenue and George Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Morgan Av, is about eight minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, two of them gardens, and 33 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Morgan Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
Wilson Av/George St · B60
Within a walk
11 places
2 gardens, 2 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Avenue & George Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morgan 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. Central Av M
    0.4 miles
    M
  2. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    J M Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wilson Av/George St, 750 feet away, for the B60.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wilson Av/George St B60
    750 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Central Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Ave & Melrose St 17 docks in all
    300 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, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1119 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 150 Noll Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,190 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight 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 March 2025.

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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 51 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

West side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM

North side of George Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of George Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson School
    520 feet
  2. Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Green Central Knoll Park
    300 feet
  2. Green Central Knoll Playground
    600 feet
  3. Fermi Playground
    830 feet
Show all 5
  1. EL Garden
    1,010 feet
  2. La Finca Community Garden
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 54 Noll Street / One Bushwick Public space
    1,080 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #3 Police station
    400 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Central Avenue or George 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.