Marcus Garvey Boulevard & Pulaski Street

Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Pulaski Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Pulaski Playground is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Marcus Garvey Blvd/Pulaski St · B15
Within a walk
22 places
10 religious buildings, 4 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marcus Garvey Boulevard & Pulaski Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    0.5 miles
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Flushing Av J, M
    0.5 miles
    J M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jammin' Under the EL” (1999) by Verna Hart at the Myrtle Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Marcus Garvey Blvd/Pulaski St, 120 feet away, for the B15.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcus Garvey Blvd/Pulaski St B15
    120 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pulaski St & Marcus Garvey Blvd 19 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8 Malcolm X Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 775 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2017

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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 41 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 90 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Marcus Garvey Boulevard

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Marcus Garvey Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

North side of Pulaski Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of Pulaski Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brighter Choice Community School
    300 feet
  2. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 3 School
    940 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School
    1,080 feet
  2. United Talmudical Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,300 feet
  3. Uta 656 School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pulaski Playground
    310 feet
  2. Kosciuszko Street Garden and Learning Center Garden
    540 feet
  3. Senior Garden - Roosevelt Houses (NYCHA ) Garden
    870 feet
Show all 4
  1. Lewis Playground
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Beth Shalom Eh Congregation House of worship
    510 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at 303 Vernon Avenue Community center
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 217 Fire station
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    550 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Marcus Garvey Boulevard or Pulaski Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.