Knickerbocker Avenue & Stanhope Street

Knickerbocker Avenue and Stanhope Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 40 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Knickerbocker Plaza is 810 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 21 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 60 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
40 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Knickerbocker Av
790 feet · 3 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
De Kalb Av/Knickerbocker Av · B38
Within a walk
21 places
7 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Knickerbocker Avenue & Stanhope 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. DeKalb Av L
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. Central Av M
    0.4 miles
    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 De Kalb Av/Knickerbocker Av, 610 feet away, for the B38.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Knickerbocker Av B38
    610 feet
    B38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Knickerbocker Avenue.

  • 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Stockholm St & Wilson Ave 23 docks in all
    910 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 40 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 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 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Knickerbocker Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Knickerbocker Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Stanhope Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Stanhope Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304050, 311332, 338378 and 339296.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1894 and 1895.

  1. 20th Precinct Police Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kid's Canvas Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
  2. Efficient Care Training Trade or language school
    950 feet
  3. Brooklyn United Children Preschool
    970 feet
Show all 9
  1. Bushwick United Housing Development Fund Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  2. P.S. 376 School
    1,150 feet
  3. Grand Street Sett Stanhope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  4. The New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  5. P.S. 086 the Irvington School
    1,230 feet
  6. ABC Learning Center Trade or language school
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Heisser Triangle
    1,050 feet
  2. Maria Hernandez Park
    1,090 feet
  3. Stockholm Street Garden
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Maria Hernandez Park Playground
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Knickerbocker Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    810 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    60 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    330 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and 31 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 Knickerbocker Avenue or Stanhope 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.