Evergreen Avenue & Palmetto Street

Evergreen Avenue and Palmetto Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Woodbine Street Block Association Garden is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
Gates Av/Evergreen Av · B52
Within a walk
15 places
7 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Evergreen Avenue & Palmetto 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
  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 …

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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison St & Evergreen Ave 18 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 824 Lexington Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 72 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • 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

North side of Palmetto Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Palmetto Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1900 and 1920.

  1. Ridgewood Masonic Temple Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 299 Thomas Warren Field School
    440 feet
  2. Early Life Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
  3. P.S. 075 Mayda Cortiella School
    930 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Woodbine Street Block Association Garden
    820 feet
  2. Concerned Citizens of Grove Street Community Garden
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bushwick United Methodist Church Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 85 Palmetto Street Older adult center
    190 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1175 Gates Avenue Older adult center
    560 feet
  3. Hope Gardens Community Center
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 Evergreen Avenue or Palmetto 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.