Gates Avenue & Central Avenue

Gates Avenue and Central Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 49 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 636 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Woodbine Street Block Association Garden is 730 feet away, and P.S. 377 Alejandrina B. de Gautier is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, six of them schools, and five places to eat.

Safety record
41 hurt
49 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Gates Av/Central Av · B52
Within a walk
19 places
6 schools, 5 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gates Avenue & Central Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gates Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Gates Av J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.5 miles
    M

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/Central Av, 120 feet away, for the B52.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Gates Av/Central Av B52
    120 feet
    B52

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Central Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Ave & Woodbine St 18 docks in all
    580 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 49 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 40 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 636 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Central Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Gates Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Gates Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 older adult centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick United Housing Development Fund Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
  2. Early Life Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  3. Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School
    1,030 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 377 Alejandrina B. de Gautier School
    1,030 feet
  2. Bushwick Community High School
    1,040 feet
  3. J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes School
    1,040 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter School - Bushwick School
    1,200 feet
  5. Math, Engineering and Science Academy Charter High School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Heckscher Playground
    400 feet
  2. Woodbine Street Block Association Garden
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Barbaras RC Church House of worship
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hope Gardens Community Center
    480 feet
  2. Older adult center at 195 Linden Street Older adult center
    930 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1175 Gates Avenue Older adult center
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 85 Palmetto Street Older adult center
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    700 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 Central Avenue or Gates Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.