Marcus Garvey Boulevard & Ellery Street

Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Ellery Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flushing Av
420 feet · 2 min on foot · J, M
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Marcus Garvey Blvd/Broadway · B47
Within a walk
22 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marcus Garvey Boulevard & Ellery Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flushing Av, 420 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flushing Av J, M
    420 feet
    J M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    J M Z
  2. Lorimer St J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Migration” (2006) by Robin Holder at the Flushing Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Marcus Garvey Blvd/Broadway, 110 feet away, for the B47.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcus Garvey Blvd/Broadway B47 · Shelter
    110 feet
    B47
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Park Ave & Marcus Garvey Blvd 23 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,070 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
79 and 81 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1951.

Since 2014 at least 403 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Ellery Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Ellery Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Marcus Garvey Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Electric vehicle charging only 1 sign ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 334948.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    380 feet
  2. Ohel Chaya School
    670 feet
  3. Congregation Luminous Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    920 feet
Show all 7
  1. Luminous Bushwick Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  2. Boricua College - Brooklyn College
    970 feet
  3. P.S. 059 the Dawn Best School
    1,140 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 2 School
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Love Garden - Sumner Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    340 feet
  2. Sumner Playground
    920 feet
  3. Bushwick Playground
    950 feet
Show all 4
  1. Garden Playground
    1,050 feet

Health care

  1. Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Hospital
    320 feet
  2. EMS Station 57 Ambulance station
    400 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sumner Community Center
    570 feet
  2. Older adult center at 862 Park Avenue Older adult center
    570 feet
  3. Metropolitan Post Office Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bushwick Pool Swimming pool
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Green Corner Fish & Farmers Market Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    600 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 22 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 Ellery Street or Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.