Irving Avenue & Linden Street

Irving Avenue and Linden Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. All City Leadership Secondary School is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, is about four minutes on foot, for the L and M. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 63 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
24 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs
950 feet · 4 min on foot · L, M
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Gates Av/Irving Av · B52
Within a walk
26 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 6 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Irving Avenue & Linden Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    950 feet
    L M

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …
Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.3 miles
    M
  2. Seneca Av M
    0.5 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “From Earth to Sky” (2006) by Cadence Giersbach at the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Gates Av/Irving Av, 370 feet away, for the B52.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Gates Av/Irving Av B52
    370 feet
    B52

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Irving Avenue.

  • 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Myrtle Ave & Linden St 25 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    490 feet
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    420 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

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
37
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (East)
Elevation
55 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 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 60 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Irving Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Irving Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Linden Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Linden Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 5AM-NOON EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1897 and 1899.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 parks
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kid's Canvas Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    590 feet
  2. All City Leadership Secondary School
    640 feet
  3. Kreative Kare Day Care Center Pre-K
    660 feet
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  1. Kreative Kare Too Nursery School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    730 feet
  2. ABC Learning Center Trade or language school
    950 feet
  3. P.S. 116 Elizabeth L Farrell School · landmark
    1,010 feet
  4. New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  5. New Life Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  6. Academy for Excellence in Leadership School
    1,150 feet
  7. The Academy of Urban Planning and Engineering School
    1,150 feet
  8. The Brooklyn School for Math and Research School
    1,150 feet
  9. The Brooklyn School for Social Justice School
    1,150 feet
  10. New Life Child Development Center 3 Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hope Ballfield Park
    1,000 feet
  2. Heisser Triangle
    1,090 feet
  3. Bushwick Playground
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Wyckoff Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    910 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Washington Irving Library
    780 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Brigids RC Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ridgewood Bushwick Youth Center Community center
    640 feet
  2. Wyckoff Community Center
    780 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 277/Ladder 112 Fire station
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    860 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,130 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 63 places to eat and 28 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Irving Avenue or Linden Street.

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.