Irving Avenue & Himrod Street

Irving Avenue and Himrod Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Battalion 28/Engine 271/Ladder 124 firehouse is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 50 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
950 feet · 4 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
770 feet
Wyckoff Av/Himrod St · B13
Within a walk
11 places
5 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Irving Avenue & Himrod Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    1,250 feet
    M
  2. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    0.5 miles
    L M

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wyckoff Av/Himrod St, 770 feet away, for the B13.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Irving Ave & Harman St 21 docks in all
    240 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
    0.3 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 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 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 2,900 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 42 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Himrod Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of Himrod Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301105 and 305830.

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 and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 086 the Irvington School
    390 feet
  2. Grand Street Sett Stanhope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    720 feet
  3. ABC Learning Center Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Knickerbocker Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 319 Stanhope Street Older adult center
    880 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,310 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and 23 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 Himrod 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.