Irving Avenue & Harman Street

Irving Avenue and Harman Street 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. P.S. 086 the Irvington is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, Knickerbocker Av, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 64 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Knickerbocker Av
990 feet · 4 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
770 feet
Wyckoff Av/Harman St · B13
Within a walk
13 places
6 religious buildings, 2 trade or language schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Irving Avenue & Harman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Knickerbocker Av, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    990 feet
    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
    1,200 feet
    L
  2. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    0.4 miles
    L 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 Wyckoff Av/Harman St, 770 feet away, for the B13.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wyckoff Av/Harman St B13
    770 feet
    B13

Next buses at this stop

  1. B13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Harman Street and Irving Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Irving Ave & Harman St 21 docks in all
    40 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
    1,310 feet
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 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 37 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American basswood and the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Harman Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of Harman Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM

East side of Irving Avenue

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

West side of Irving Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301103 and 304589.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1892 and 1893.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 086 the Irvington School
    130 feet
  2. Grand Street Sett Stanhope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  3. ABC Learning Center Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Efficient Care Training Trade or language school
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Heisser Triangle
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Knickerbocker Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 319 Stanhope Street Older adult center
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,130 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 64 places to eat and 31 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 Harman Street or Irving 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.