Madison Street & Central Avenue
Madison Street and Central Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Woodbine Street Block Association Garden is 290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Wilson Av/Woodbine St, is 840 feet away for the B60, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Wilson Av/Woodbine St, 840 feet away, for the B60.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Wilson Av/Woodbine St B60840 feetB60
Next buses at this stop
- B60 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Central Avenue.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Central Ave & Woodbine St 18 docks in all220 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11221
- 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 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 35 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Central Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Central Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
North side of Madison Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Madison Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 2 gardens
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School590 feet
- P.S. 377 Alejandrina B. de Gautier School590 feet
- P.S. 299 Thomas Warren Field School980 feet
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- P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale School1,180 feet
- Kreative Kare Day Care Center Preschool · Pre-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Woodbine Street Block Association Garden290 feet
- Borinquen Community Garden1,130 feet
- Heckscher Playground1,180 feet
Houses of worship
- Bushwick United Methodist Church Listed historic place1,230 feet
Community centers and public services
- Hope Gardens Community Center440 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Central Avenue & Woodbine Street 260 feet
- Putnam Avenue & Central Avenue 260 feet
- Central Avenue & Palmetto Street 520 feet
- Central Avenue & Cornelia Street 520 feet
- Madison Street & Wilson Avenue 670 feet
- Madison Street & Evergreen Avenue 680 feet
- Gates Avenue & Central Avenue 780 feet
- Jefferson Avenue & Central Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Central Avenue or Madison Street.