Knickerbocker Avenue & Jefferson Street

Knickerbocker Avenue and Jefferson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 58 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Maria Hernandez Park is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Jefferson St, is about six minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and 57 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
26 hurt
58 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jefferson St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
Flushing Av/Knickerbocker Av · B57
Within a walk
7 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Knickerbocker Avenue & Jefferson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jefferson St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Jefferson St L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Morgan Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Knickerbocker Av, 660 feet away, for the B57.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flushing Av/Knickerbocker Av B57
    660 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Knickerbocker Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Knickerbocker Ave & George St 23 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1119 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    1,210 feet
  2. 150 Noll Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 58 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 26 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 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
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1945.

Since 2014 at least 52 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Jefferson Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of Jefferson Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM

East side of Knickerbocker Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM

West side of Knickerbocker Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet
  2. Brooklyn United Children - Wilson School
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Maria Hernandez Park
    570 feet
  2. Maria Hernandez Park Playground
    830 feet
  3. La Finca Community Garden
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    490 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 places to eat and 23 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jefferson Street or Knickerbocker 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.