Evergreen Avenue & Melrose Street

Evergreen Avenue and Melrose Street meet at a three-way junction in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Police Service Area #3 is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2001 and 2018, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
1,190 feet
Myrtle Av/Evergreen Av · B54
Within a walk
12 places
4 religious buildings, 2 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Evergreen Avenue & Melrose 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
  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

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 Myrtle Av/Evergreen Av, 1,190 feet away, for the B54.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Evergreen Av B54
    1,190 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Evergreen Avenue.

  • 16 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
    530 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 10 Montieth Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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
64 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2001 and 2018.

Since 2014 at least 299 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green Vase' zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCKS LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3PM

North side of Melrose Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

South side of Melrose Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-6PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Green Central Knoll Park
    560 feet
  2. EL Garden
    630 feet
  3. Green Central Knoll Playground
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Beaver Noll Park
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #3 Police station
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and ten 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Evergreen Avenue or Melrose 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.