Dekalb Avenue & St Nicholas Avenue

Dekalb Avenue and St Nicholas Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Wyckoff Heights Post Office is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
20 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
490 feet · 2 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
De Kalb Av/Saint Nicholas Av · B38
Within a walk
12 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dekalb Avenue & St Nicholas Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. DeKalb Av L
    490 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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is De Kalb Av/Saint Nicholas Av, 120 feet away, for the B38.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Saint Nicholas Av B38
    120 feet
    B38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Suydam St & St Nicholas Ave 17 docks in all
    540 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,900 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 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of St Nicholas Avenue

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

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 hospital
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Inspire Kids Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    60 feet
  2. J.H.S. 162 the Willoughby School
    750 feet
  3. Grand Street Sett Stanhope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet
Show all 4
  1. Learners and Leaders School
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Hospital
    690 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Willoughby-Suydam Historic District Listed historic place
    820 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wyckoff Heights Post Office
    660 feet
  2. Older adult center at 319 Stanhope Street Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 28/Engine 271/Ladder 124 Fire station
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    920 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,140 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue or St Nicholas 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.