Dekalb Avenue & Knickerbocker Avenue

Dekalb Avenue and Knickerbocker Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 61 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, Knickerbocker Av, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and 64 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
30 hurt
61 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Knickerbocker Av
1,310 feet · 5 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
De Kalb Av/Knickerbocker Av · B38
Within a walk
10 places
6 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dekalb Avenue & Knickerbocker Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Knickerbocker Av, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    1,310 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. DeKalb Av L
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. Central Av M
    0.3 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Digs” (2013) by Cal Lane at the Knickerbocker Av station.

Bus

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

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Knickerbocker Av B38 · Shelter
    100 feet
    B38
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Knickerbocker Avenue.

  • 47 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Suydam St & Knickerbocker Ave 27 docks in all
    540 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1119 Flushing 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
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 61 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 30 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 11 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 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
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 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 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Knickerbocker Avenue (east side).

North side of Dekalb Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Dekalb Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Knickerbocker Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301051, 301052, 337713 and 337714.

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
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Kid's Canvas Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    340 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Maria Hernandez Park
    570 feet
  2. Maria Hernandez Park Playground
    790 feet
  3. Stockholm Street Garden
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    580 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    190 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 64 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue or Knickerbocker 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.