Evergreen Avenue & Cedar Street

Evergreen Avenue and Cedar Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Buena Vida Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Central Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Central Av
700 feet · 3 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
De Kalb Av/Evergreen Av · B38
Within a walk
20 places
8 religious buildings, 3 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Evergreen Avenue & Cedar Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Central Av, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Av M
    700 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Kosciuszko St J
    0.4 miles
    J
  2. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    J M Z

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/Evergreen Av, 410 feet away, for the B38.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Evergreen Av B38
    410 feet
    B38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Evergreen Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cedar St & Evergreen Ave 25 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 148 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Cedar Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Cedar Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, and built in 1905.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick United Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    450 feet
  2. Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence School
    720 feet
  3. Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ebc High School for Public Service - Bushwick School
    1,070 feet
  2. P.S. 274 Kosciusko School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Know Waste Lands Garden
    760 feet
  2. Freedom Triangle
    1,170 feet
  3. EL Garden
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. Buena Vida Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dekalb Library Landmark
    930 feet
  2. South Bushwick Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Complex Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sinai Christian Church House of worship
    1,060 feet
  2. South Bushwick Reformed Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 218 Fire station
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cedar 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.