Evergreen Avenue & George Street

Evergreen Avenue and George Street meet at a three-way junction in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them parks, and 13 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2003 and 2018, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
1,050 feet
Flushing Av/Evergreen Av · B57
Within a walk
13 places
3 parks, 3 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Evergreen Avenue & George Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Central Av M
    0.4 miles
    M
  2. Morgan Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jammin' Under the EL” (1999) by Verna Hart at the Myrtle Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Evergreen Av, 1,050 feet away, for the B57.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flushing Av/Evergreen Av B57
    1,050 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Evergreen Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Evergreen Ave & Noll St 25 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 640 Bushwick Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 10 Montieth Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
65 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2003 and 2018.

Since 2014 at least 276 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green Vase' zelkova and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of George Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of George Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson School
    700 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Green Central Knoll Park
    410 feet
  2. EL Garden
    780 feet
  3. Green Central Knoll Playground
    1,040 feet
Show all 5
  1. Beaver Noll Park
    1,230 feet
  2. Beaver Knoll Park
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 54 Noll Street / One Bushwick Public space
    390 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 9 Noll Street Older adult center
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #3 Police station
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and eight 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Evergreen Avenue or George Street.

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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.