Central Avenue & Stockholm Street

Central Avenue and Stockholm Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Know Waste Lands is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Central Av, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
15 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Central Av
540 feet · 2 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
Myrtle Av/De Kalb Av · B54, M90, T410
Within a walk
21 places
10 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Avenue & Stockholm Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Central Av, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Av M
    540 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.3 miles
    M
  2. Kosciuszko St J
    0.4 miles
    J

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Generation Dynamica” (2013) by George Bates at the Central Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/De Kalb Av, 250 feet away, for the B54, M90 and T410.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/De Kalb Av B54, M90, T410
    250 feet
    B54 M90 T410

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …
  2. M90 …
  3. T410 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Central Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cedar St & Myrtle Ave 27 docks in all
    550 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. 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

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
34 and 37 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 120 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 4 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

North side of Stockholm Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Stockholm Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1894 and 1895.

  1. 20th Precinct Police Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    410 feet
  2. Bushwick United Housing Development Fund Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
  3. Brooklyn United Children Preschool
    690 feet
Show all 7
  1. Bushwick United Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  2. Kid's Canvas Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  3. Efficient Care Training Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  4. Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Know Waste Lands Garden
    470 feet
  2. Stockholm Street Garden
    480 feet

Health care

  1. Buena Vida Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sinai Christian Church House of worship
    880 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 218 Fire station
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 14 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 Central Avenue or Stockholm 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.