Dekalb Avenue & Evergreen Avenue

Dekalb Avenue and Evergreen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 261 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, Central Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Central Av
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
De Kalb Av/Evergreen Av · B38
Within a walk
17 places
8 religious buildings, 3 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dekalb Avenue & Evergreen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Central Av, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Av M
    1,030 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Kosciuszko St J
    0.3 miles
    J
  2. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    0.5 miles
    J M Z

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is De Kalb Av/Evergreen Av, 100 feet away, for the B38.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Evergreen Av B38
    100 feet
    B38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Evergreen Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cedar St & Evergreen Ave 25 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8 Malcolm X Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 261 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Northbound on Dekalb Avenue252
Southbound on Dekalb Avenue9
Total261

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 122 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1853 and 1905.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence School
    380 feet
  2. Bushwick United Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    780 feet
  3. P.S. 274 Kosciusko School
    840 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ebc High School for Public Service - Bushwick School
    910 feet
  2. Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Know Waste Lands Garden
    740 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dekalb Library Landmark
    590 feet
  2. South Bushwick Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Complex Listed historic place
    980 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sinai Christian Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. South Bushwick Reformed Church Landmark
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue or Evergreen Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.