Knickerbocker Avenue & Grove Street

Knickerbocker Avenue and Grove Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Hope Ballfield is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Knickerbocker Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, nine of them schools, and 39 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Knickerbocker Av
790 feet · 3 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
Gates Av/Knickerbocker Av · B52
Within a walk
29 places
9 schools, 5 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Knickerbocker Avenue & Grove Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Knickerbocker Av, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    790 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    0.3 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 Gates Av/Knickerbocker Av, 630 feet away, for the B52.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Knickerbocker Avenue.

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Linden St & Knickerbocker Ave 18 docks in all
    300 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016

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
31 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 168 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Grove Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7AM-11AM

South side of Grove Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Knickerbocker Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Knickerbocker Avenue

  • Farmers market 3 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY MAY 1 - DEC 31 WEDNESDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

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.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest at New York City Police Department 83rd Precinct.

  1. Untitled Stainless Steel Sculpture Sculpture by Todd Williams, 1983
    480 feet
  2. Bushwick-Ridgewood Memorial Statue by Pietro Montana, 1921
    570 feet
  3. Sentinel Lanterns Installation by Julian LaVerdiere, 2007
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 9 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 116 Elizabeth L Farrell School · landmark
    210 feet
  2. Kreative Kare Too Nursery School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    250 feet
  3. Kreative Kare Day Care Center Pre-K
    280 feet
Show all 15
  1. ABC Learning Center Trade or language school
    820 feet
  2. The New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  3. Bushwick Community High School
    1,020 feet
  4. J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes School
    1,020 feet
  5. Kid's Canvas Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,050 feet
  6. Aim High - New Life Child Devel School
    1,120 feet
  7. Achievement First Bushwick Charter School
    1,130 feet
  8. J.H.S. 383 Philippa Schuyler School
    1,130 feet
  9. All City Leadership Secondary School
    1,230 feet
  10. Math, Engineering and Science Academy Charter High School
    1,260 feet
  11. Efficient Care Training Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  12. Success Academy Charter School - Bushwick School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hope Ballfield Park
    50 feet
  2. Heisser Triangle
    570 feet
  3. Heckscher Playground
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bushwick Playground
    1,080 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Knickerbocker Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    810 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ridgewood Bushwick Youth Center Community center
    770 feet
  2. Older adult center at 195 Linden Street Older adult center
    930 feet

Fire and police

  1. 83rd Precinct Police station
    630 feet
  2. Engine 277/Ladder 112 Fire station
    750 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    710 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Grove Street or Knickerbocker Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.