Evergreen Avenue & Linden Street

Evergreen Avenue and Linden Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Concerned Citizens of Grove Street Community Garden is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
1,240 feet · 5 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
Gates Av/Evergreen Av · B52
Within a walk
15 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Evergreen Avenue & Linden Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gates Av, 1,240 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gates Av J, Z
    1,240 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

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

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, 340 feet away, for the B52.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Gates Av/Evergreen Av B52
    340 feet
    B52

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Evergreen Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bushwick Ave & Linden St 29 docks in all
    520 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. 1517 Myrtle Avenue 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
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
52 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 78 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Linden Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Linden Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 17 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Queen Anne. They were mostly built in 1888.

  1. Ridgewood Masonic Temple Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 075 Mayda Cortiella School
    400 feet
  2. Early Life Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
  3. P.S. 299 Thomas Warren Field School
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bushwick United Housing Development Fund Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Concerned Citizens of Grove Street Community Garden
    400 feet
  2. Heckscher Playground
    960 feet
  3. Good Life Garden
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary & St Cyprians Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1175 Gates Avenue Older adult center
    370 feet
  2. Older adult center at 85 Palmetto Street Older adult center
    610 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,270 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 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 nine 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 Evergreen Avenue or Linden 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.