Madison Street & Evergreen Avenue

Madison Street and Evergreen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bushwick United Methodist Church is 550 feet away, and P.S. 377 Alejandrina B. de Gautier is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
860 feet
Gates Av/Evergreen Av · B52
Within a walk
18 places
8 religious buildings, 3 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Street & Evergreen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gates Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gates Av J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Dream Train” (2002) by Chris Wade Robinson at the Gates Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Gates Av/Evergreen Av, 860 feet away, for the B52.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Gates Av/Evergreen Av B52
    860 feet
    B52

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Evergreen Avenue.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison St & Evergreen Ave 18 docks in all
    40 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.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 824 Lexington Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

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
42 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 50 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

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

East side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Madison Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Madison Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 299 Thomas Warren Field School
    310 feet
  2. Early Life Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  3. Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School
    1,270 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 377 Alejandrina B. de Gautier School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Woodbine Street Block Association Garden
    620 feet
  2. Madison Street Community Garden
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bushwick United Methodist Church Listed historic place
    550 feet
  2. Restoration Worship Temple House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 85 Palmetto Street Older adult center
    720 feet
  2. Salvation Army Brooklyn Bushwick Corps Community Center
    870 feet
  3. Hope Gardens Community Center
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 1175 Gates Avenue Older adult center
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and eight 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 Evergreen Avenue or Madison 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.