Greene Avenue & Broadway

Greene Avenue and Broadway meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The People's Garden is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
860 feet · 3 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Broadway/Greene Av · B47, Q24
Within a walk
20 places
11 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Greene Avenue & Broadway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gates Av, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gates Av J, Z
    860 feet
    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. Kosciuszko St J
    870 feet
    J

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 Broadway/Greene Av, 110 feet away, for the B47 and Q24.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Greene Av B47, Q24
    110 feet
    B47 Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …
  2. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Van Buren St & Broadway 24 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8 Malcolm X Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 824 Lexington Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    900 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
37 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
81 and 83 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • 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 43 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Greene Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Greene Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 340669 and 340869.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1887 and 1908.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School
    1,030 feet
  2. Adaptive Solutions Multi Services Preschool
    1,070 feet
  3. Good Samaritan Fulton Day Care Center-Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Joy of Learning Day Care Center Preschool
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The People's Garden
    50 feet
  2. Good Life Garden
    600 feet
  3. Patchen Avenue Garden
    640 feet
Show all 4
  1. Garden of Angels Garden
    920 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary & St Cyprians Church House of worship
    780 feet
  2. Rugged Cross Baptist Church Listed historic place
    970 feet
  3. St Stephens & St Martins Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 37/Engine 222 Fire station
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    280 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,280 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    800 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Greene Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.