Greene Avenue & Wilson Avenue

Greene Avenue and Wilson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The statue “Bushwick-Ridgewood Memorial” is 750 feet away. The nearest subway, Knickerbocker Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them schools, and 30 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Knickerbocker Av
630 feet · 2 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Wilson Av/Greene Av · B60
Within a walk
22 places
5 schools, 4 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Greene Avenue & Wilson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Knickerbocker Av, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    630 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Central Av M
    0.4 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Digs” (2013) by Cal Lane at the Knickerbocker Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wilson Av/Greene Av, 110 feet away, for the B60.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wilson Av/Greene Av B60
    110 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Greene Ave & Myrtle Ave 30 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11237
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
37
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 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 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Greene Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Greene Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Spanish Colonial Revival, and built between 1907 and 1910.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest at New York City Police Department 83rd Precinct.

  1. Untitled Stainless Steel Sculpture Sculpture by Todd Williams, 1983
    690 feet
  2. Bushwick-Ridgewood Memorial Statue by Pietro Montana, 1921
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 376 School
    270 feet
  2. Achievement First Bushwick Charter School
    320 feet
  3. The New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
Show all 10
  1. J.H.S. 383 Philippa Schuyler School
    320 feet
  2. Efficient Care Training Trade or language school
    640 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Bushwick School
    770 feet
  4. Brooklyn United Children Preschool
    970 feet
  5. Bushwick United Housing Development Fund Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  6. ABC Learning Center Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  7. P.S. 116 Elizabeth L Farrell School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Heisser Triangle
    880 feet
  2. Hope Ballfield Park
    890 feet
  3. Heckscher Playground
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. Stockholm Street Garden
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Knickerbocker Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    660 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Eighty-Third Precinct Police Station and Stable Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Barbaras RC Church Landmark
    780 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 195 Linden Street Older adult center
    1,040 feet

Fire and police

  1. 83rd Precinct Police station
    820 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Greene Avenue or Wilson 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.