Hancock Street & Knickerbocker Avenue
Hancock Street and Knickerbocker Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Martin of Tours RC Church is 170 feet away, and Bushwick Playground is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Halsey St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Halsey St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Halsey St L0.4 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Halsey St/Knickerbocker Av, 630 feet away, for the B26.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Halsey St/Knickerbocker Av B26 · Shelter630 feetB26
Next buses at this stop
- B26 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Hancock Street and Knickerbocker Avenue.
- 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Knickerbocker Ave & Hancock St 22 docks in all40 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 952 Wyckoff Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 391 Weirfield Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1905 and 1910.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hancock Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Hancock Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Knickerbocker Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Knickerbocker Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 garden
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Bushwick Ascend Charter School240 feet
- P.S. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson School410 feet
- Bushwick United Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K730 feet
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- Kreative Kare Day Care Center Preschool · Pre-K1,130 feet
- P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale School1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Irving Square Park310 feet
- Irving Square Park Playground390 feet
- Bushwick Playground920 feet
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- Borinquen Community Garden1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- St Martin of Tours RC Church House of worship170 feet
- Trinity United Presbyterian Church House of worship760 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 14 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:
- Knickerbocker Avenue & Weirfield Street 260 feet
- Jefferson Avenue & Knickerbocker Avenue 260 feet
- Halsey Street & Knickerbocker Avenue 520 feet
- Knickerbocker Avenue & Cornelia Street 520 feet
- Hancock Street & Wilson Avenue 670 feet
- Hancock Street & Irving Avenue 720 feet
- Putnam Avenue & Knickerbocker Avenue 780 feet
- Knickerbocker Avenue & Eldert Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Hancock Street or Knickerbocker Avenue.