Dekalb Avenue & Irving Avenue

Dekalb Avenue and Irving Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Maria Hernandez Park is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 58 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
33 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
720 feet · 3 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
De Kalb Av/Irving Av · B38
Within a walk
13 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dekalb Avenue & Irving Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 720 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. DeKalb Av L
    720 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Jefferson St L
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.4 miles
    M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is De Kalb Av/Irving Av, 110 feet away, for the B38.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Irving Av B38
    110 feet
    B38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Irving Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Irving Ave & DeKalb Ave 27 docks in all
    40 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, March 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11237
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
37
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1931.

Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dekalb Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Irving Avenue

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

West side of Irving Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 337714.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 123 Suydam School
    820 feet
  2. Grand Street Sett Stanhope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  3. Kid's Canvas Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 086 the Irvington School
    1,170 feet
  2. Inspire Kids Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Maria Hernandez Park
    570 feet
  2. Dog Run in Maria Hernandez Park Dog run
    720 feet
  3. Maria Hernandez Park Playground
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wyckoff Heights Post Office
    830 feet
  2. Older adult center at 319 Stanhope Street Older adult center
    880 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    970 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 places to eat and 27 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue or Irving Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.