Flushing Avenue & Varick Avenue
Flushing Avenue and Varick Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. La Finca Community Garden is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, Jefferson St, is about four minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 32 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jefferson St, 1,130 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Jefferson St L1,130 feetL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Morgan Av L0.3 milesL
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Melrose St, 60 feet away, for the B57.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Melrose St B5760 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Irving Ave & Jefferson St 19 docks in all430 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1119 Flushing Avenue Gas station190 feet
- 150 Noll Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11237
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 83 and 90 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bushwick (West)
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1931.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 dog run
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- La Finca Community Garden990 feet
- Maria Hernandez Park1,000 feet
- Dog Run in Maria Hernandez Park Dog run1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 13 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Varick Avenue & Thames Street 80 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Irving Avenue 160 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Thames Street 220 feet
- Varick Avenue & Grattan Street 340 feet
- Irving Avenue & Jefferson Street 430 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Porter Avenue 460 feet
- Porter Avenue & Thames Street 540 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Stewart Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along Flushing Avenue or Varick Avenue.