Central Avenue & Menahan Street

Central Avenue and Menahan Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Hope Ballfield is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Knickerbocker Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Knickerbocker Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
Wilson Av/Menahan St · B60
Within a walk
16 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Avenue & Menahan 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 seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  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
    0.4 miles
    M
  2. Gates Av J, Z
    0.5 miles
    J Z

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/Menahan St, 690 feet away, for the B60.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wilson Av/Menahan St B60
    690 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Central Avenue.

  • 13 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
    160 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.9 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
    0.5 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
37 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 29 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and April 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Central Avenue

  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Menahan Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of Menahan Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

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

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick United Housing Development Fund Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    210 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Bushwick School
    420 feet
  3. P.S. 075 Mayda Cortiella School
    1,100 feet
Show all 5
  1. Achievement First Bushwick Charter School
    1,230 feet
  2. J.H.S. 383 Philippa Schuyler School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Heckscher Playground
    400 feet
  2. Hope Ballfield Park
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Barbaras RC Church Landmark
    210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 195 Linden Street Older adult center
    1,180 feet
  2. Hope Gardens Community Center
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. 83rd Precinct Police station
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    120 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 Central Avenue or Menahan 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.