Dekalb Avenue & Wyckoff Avenue

Dekalb Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 47 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Battalion 28/Engine 271/Ladder 124 firehouse is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about a minute on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 62 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
47 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
50 feet · 1 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Wyckoff Av/Dekalb Av · L90
Within a walk
14 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dekalb Avenue & Wyckoff Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. DeKalb Av L
    50 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
    1,000 feet
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wyckoff Av/Dekalb Av, 40 feet away, for the L90.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wyckoff Av/Dekalb Av L90
    40 feet
    L90

Next buses at this stop

  1. L90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hart St & Wyckoff Ave 24 docks in all
    300 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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 47 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,300 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 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and May 2025, 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 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Wyckoff Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Wyckoff Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Inspire Kids Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    570 feet
  2. Grand Street Sett Stanhope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    780 feet
  3. J.H.S. 162 the Willoughby School
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 123 Suydam School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Maria Hernandez Park
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Hospital
    590 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
    150 feet
  2. Older adult center at 319 Stanhope Street Older adult center
    630 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 28/Engine 271/Ladder 124 Fire station
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    410 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 62 places to eat and 22 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue or Wyckoff 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.