Decatur Street & Wilson Avenue

Decatur Street and Wilson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Squad 252 firehouse is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, Wilson Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1907 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wilson Av
620 feet · 2 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Wilson Av/Decatur St · B60
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Decatur Street & Wilson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wilson Av, 620 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Wilson Av L
    620 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Halsey St L
    0.5 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wilson Av/Decatur St, 110 feet away, for the B60.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wilson Av/Decatur St B60
    110 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wilson Ave & Moffat St 32 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.1 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. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1907 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Decatur Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of Decatur Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM

East side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • 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 Flemish Revival, and built between 1896 and 1897.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. /I.S. 384 Frances E. Carter School
    660 feet
  2. Achievement First Charter School Ujima High School
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Irving Square Park
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wilson Avenue Subway Station (Dual System BMT) Listed historic place
    730 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 252 Fire station · landmark
    660 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,010 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 17 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 Decatur Street or Wilson Avenue.

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