Melrose Street & Stanwix Street

Melrose Street and Stanwix Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. William Ulmer Brewery: Office Building stands 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
980 feet · 4 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
830 feet
Myrtle Av/Bushwick Av · B54
Within a walk
19 places
6 religious buildings, 5 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Melrose Street & Stanwix Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    980 feet
    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
    0.4 miles
    J M
  2. Central Av M
    0.5 miles
    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 Myrtle Av/Bushwick Av, 830 feet away, for the B54.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Bushwick Av B54
    830 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Evergreen Ave & Noll St 25 docks in all
    990 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 640 Bushwick Avenue Gas station
    940 feet
  2. 10 Montieth Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
70 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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 307 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Melrose Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

South side of Melrose Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-6PM

East side of Stanwix Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

West side of Stanwix Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as American Round Arch. They were built between 1872 and 1885.

  1. William Ulmer Brewery: Engine and Machine House Designated landmark
    740 feet
  2. William Ulmer Brewery: Main Brewhouse and Addition Designated landmark
    740 feet
  3. William Ulmer Brewery: Office Building Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 parks
  • 3 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    380 feet
  2. P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Beaver Noll Park
    660 feet
  2. Beaver Knoll Park
    800 feet
  3. Green Central Knoll Park
    1,020 feet
Show all 8
  1. Freedom Triangle
    1,040 feet
  2. Miraflores Community Garden
    1,130 feet
  3. EL Garden
    1,160 feet
  4. Beattie Square
    1,180 feet
  5. John the Baptist Community Garden
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 54 Noll Street / One Bushwick Public space
    600 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William Ulmer Brewery Complex Listed historic place
    940 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 9 Noll Street Older adult center
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Melrose Street or Stanwix Street.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.