Gates Avenue & Evergreen Avenue

Gates Avenue and Evergreen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ridgewood Masonic Temple, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 660 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Gates Av/Evergreen Av · B52
Within a walk
16 places
7 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gates Avenue & Evergreen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gates Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six 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, 110 feet away, for the B52.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Gates Av/Evergreen Av B52
    110 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
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bushwick Ave & Linden St 29 docks in all
    790 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.6 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 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 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
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
37
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (East)
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 74 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 8 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 6 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 Gates Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Gates Avenue

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and ten buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Queen Anne. They were mostly built between 1888 and 1897.

  1. Ridgewood Masonic Temple Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Concerned Citizens of Grove Street Community Garden
    660 feet
  2. Woodbine Street Block Association Garden
    1,080 feet
  3. Heckscher Playground
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary & St Cyprians Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1175 Gates Avenue Older adult center
    300 feet
  2. Older adult center at 85 Palmetto Street Older adult center
    350 feet
  3. Hope Gardens Community Center
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,280 feet

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 eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Evergreen Avenue or Gates Avenue.

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.