Dekalb Avenue & Wilson Avenue

Dekalb Avenue and Wilson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 67 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. A designated landmark, 20th Precinct Police Station House and Stable, stands 80 feet away. The nearest subway, Central Av, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat.

Safety record
36 hurt
67 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Central Av
970 feet · 4 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
De Kalb Av/Wilson Av · B38
Within a walk
18 places
8 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dekalb Avenue & Wilson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Central Av, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Av M
    970 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.3 miles
    M
  2. DeKalb Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

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/Wilson Av, 40 feet away, for the B38.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Stockholm St & Wilson Ave 23 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,310 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 67 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 36 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,400 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 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Wilson Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

West side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 301052.

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
    80 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kid's Canvas Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    330 feet
  2. Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  3. Brooklyn United Children Preschool
    820 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bushwick United Housing Development Fund Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  2. Efficient Care Training Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  3. P.S. 376 School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stockholm Street Garden
    270 feet
  2. Know Waste Lands Garden
    900 feet
  3. Maria Hernandez Park
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 218 Fire station
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    960 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    860 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 25 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.