Irving Avenue & Woodbine Street
Irving Avenue and Woodbine Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. The corner is also named Specialist Rasheed Sahib Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Washington Irving Library is 120 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 19 public places, six of them schools, and 31 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M1,030 feetL M
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Inbound
1 line- M …
Middle Village
1 line- M …
Also within a walk
- Knickerbocker Av M0.4 milesM
- Halsey St L0.5 milesL
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, 640 feet away, for the B52.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gates Av/Irving Av B52640 feetB52
Next buses at this stop
- B52 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Irving Avenue.
- 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Irving Ave & Palmetto St 20 docks in all300 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 391 Weirfield Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 52 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Specialist Rasheed Sahib Way, a co-naming enacted on July 29, 2018 (Local Law 139 of 2018).
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 42 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Specialist Rasheed Sahib Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Irving Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Irving Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Woodbine Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
South side of Woodbine Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 schools
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 community centers
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 fire station
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Academy for Excellence in Leadership School370 feet
- The Academy of Urban Planning and Engineering School370 feet
- The Brooklyn School for Math and Research School370 feet
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- The Brooklyn School for Social Justice School370 feet
- The New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K520 feet
- All City Leadership Secondary School530 feet
- Aim High - New Life Child Devel School640 feet
- Kreative Kare Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bushwick Playground500 feet
- Borinquen Community Garden1,250 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Wyckoff Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,110 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Washington Irving Library120 feet
Community centers and public services
- Ridgewood Bushwick Youth Center Community center670 feet
- Wyckoff Community Center1,190 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 277/Ladder 112 Fire station1,120 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket420 feet
- Billy's Marketplace Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store940 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 21 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Irving Avenue & Palmetto Street 260 feet
- Madison Street & Irving Avenue 260 feet
- Woodbine Street & Ridgewood Place 360 feet
- Gates Avenue & Irving Avenue 520 feet
- Putnam Avenue & Irving Avenue 520 feet
- Madison Street & Ridgewood Place 620 feet
- Palmetto Street & Ridgewood Place 620 feet
- Knickerbocker Avenue & Woodbine Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Irving Avenue or Woodbine Street.