Hart Street & Knickerbocker Avenue

Hart Street and Knickerbocker Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Stockholm Street Garden is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Knickerbocker Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 64 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Knickerbocker Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
De Kalb Av/Knickerbocker Av · B38
Within a walk
14 places
8 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hart Street & Knickerbocker Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Knickerbocker Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.3 miles
    M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. DeKalb Av L
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. Central Av M
    0.3 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 De Kalb Av/Knickerbocker Av, 350 feet away, for the B38.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Knickerbocker Av B38 · Shelter
    350 feet
    B38
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Knickerbocker Avenue.

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Suydam St & Knickerbocker Ave 27 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1119 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

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

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1931.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hart Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Hart Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Knickerbocker Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Knickerbocker Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301051, 311072, 333870 and 337713.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1894 and 1895.

  1. 20th Precinct Police Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kid's Canvas Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    610 feet
  2. P.S. 123 Suydam School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Maria Hernandez Park
    310 feet
  2. Maria Hernandez Park Playground
    520 feet
  3. Dog Run in Maria Hernandez Park Dog run
    1,120 feet
Show all 4
  1. Stockholm Street Garden
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    450 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 64 places to eat and 30 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hart Street or Knickerbocker 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.