Evergreen Avenue & Bleecker Street

Evergreen Avenue and Bleecker Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Concerned Citizens of Grove Street Community Garden is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
1,130 feet
Gates Av/Evergreen Av · B52
Within a walk
15 places
8 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Evergreen Avenue & Bleecker Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gates Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Gates Av J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Kosciuszko St J
    0.4 miles
    J
  2. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.5 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Dream Train” (2002) by Chris Wade Robinson at the Gates Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Gates Av/Evergreen Av, 1,130 feet away, for the B52.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Gates Av/Evergreen Av B52
    1,130 feet
    B52

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Evergreen Avenue.

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bushwick Ave & Harman St 25 docks in all
    970 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8 Malcolm X Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 824 Lexington Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 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
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
37
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (East)
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 143 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bleecker Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Bleecker Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Evergreen Avenue

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1887 and 1908.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 075 Mayda Cortiella School
    580 feet
  2. Early Life Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Concerned Citizens of Grove Street Community Garden
    770 feet
  2. The People's Garden
    1,150 feet
  3. Good Life Garden
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. South Bushwick Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Complex Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary & St Cyprians Church House of worship
    550 feet
  2. South Bushwick Reformed Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  3. St Barbaras RC Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sinai Christian Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1175 Gates Avenue Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bleecker Street or Evergreen Avenue.

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