Himrod Street & St Nicholas Avenue

Himrod Street and St Nicholas Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Battalion 28/Engine 271/Ladder 124 firehouse is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 30 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
760 feet · 3 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Wyckoff Av/Himrod St · B13
Within a walk
12 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Himrod Street & St Nicholas Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. DeKalb Av L
    760 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Jefferson St L
    0.4 miles
    L
  2. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.5 miles
    M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wyckoff Av/Himrod St, 570 feet away, for the B13.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wyckoff Av/Himrod St B13
    570 feet
    B13

Next buses at this stop

  1. B13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Himrod Street.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wyckoff Ave & Stanhope St 22 docks in all
    780 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Himrod Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of Himrod Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

East side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Inspire Kids Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    840 feet
  2. Grand Street Sett Stanhope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,050 feet

Health care

  1. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Hospital
    710 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Cypress Avenue West Historic District Listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 319 Stanhope Street Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 28/Engine 271/Ladder 124 Fire station
    160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 22 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 nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Himrod Street or St Nicholas 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.