Madison Street & Knickerbocker Avenue
Madison Street and Knickerbocker 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 Playground is 30 feet away, and Ridgewood Bushwick Youth Center is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, is about eight minutes on foot, for the L and M. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 13 of them schools, and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M0.4 milesL M
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Inbound
1 line- M …
Middle Village
1 line- M …
Also within a walk
- Knickerbocker Av M0.4 milesM
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “From Earth to Sky” (2006) by Cadence Giersbach at the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Wilson Av/Woodbine St, 840 feet away, for the B60.
- 13 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 Knickerbocker Avenue.
- 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Putnam Ave & Knickerbocker Ave 29 docks in all370 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
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
- 44 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1907 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 96 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Knickerbocker Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Madison Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
South side of Madison Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Engine Company 277.
- Sentinel Lanterns Installation by Julian LaVerdiere, 2007640 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.
- 13 schools
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 community center
- 1 fire station
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Aim High - New Life Child Devel School420 feet
- The New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K460 feet
- Kreative Kare Day Care Center Pre-K710 feet
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- Academy for Excellence in Leadership School910 feet
- The Academy of Urban Planning and Engineering School910 feet
- The Brooklyn School for Math and Research School910 feet
- The Brooklyn School for Social Justice School910 feet
- P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale School940 feet
- Math, Engineering and Science Academy Charter High School1,000 feet
- Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School1,010 feet
- P.S. 377 Alejandrina B. de Gautier School1,010 feet
- Kreative Kare Too Nursery School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,050 feet
- Bushwick Community High School1,090 feet
- J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes School1,090 feet
- All City Leadership Secondary School1,130 feet
- Bushwick Ascend Charter School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bushwick Playground30 feet
- Borinquen Community Garden270 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Washington Irving Library980 feet
Houses of worship
- St Martin of Tours RC Church House of worship1,200 feet
Community centers and public services
- Ridgewood Bushwick Youth Center Community center920 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 277/Ladder 112 Fire station660 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 13 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Putnam Avenue & Knickerbocker Avenue 260 feet
- Knickerbocker Avenue & Woodbine Street 260 feet
- Knickerbocker Avenue & Cornelia Street 520 feet
- Knickerbocker Avenue & Palmetto Street 520 feet
- Madison Street & Wilson Avenue 670 feet
- Jefferson Avenue & Knickerbocker Avenue 780 feet
- Gates Avenue & Knickerbocker Avenue 780 feet
- Wilson Avenue & Woodbine Street 930 feet
See every intersection along Knickerbocker Avenue or Madison Street.