Monroe Street & Malcolm X Boulevard

Monroe Street and Malcolm X Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Janes United Methodist Church is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Gates Av/Malcolm X Blvd · B52
Within a walk
27 places
14 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Monroe Street & Malcolm X Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Kosciuszko St J
    0.5 miles
    J

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/Malcolm X Blvd, 370 feet away, for the B52.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Gates Av/Malcolm X Blvd B52 · Shelter
    370 feet
    B52
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison St & Malcolm X Blvd 25 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8 Malcolm X Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 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
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
81
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
55 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 20 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

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

East side of Malcolm X Boulevard

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

West side of Malcolm X Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Monroe Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Monroe Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Katmint Learning Initiative Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    210 feet
  2. La Cima Charter School
    770 feet
  3. M.S. 267 Math, Science & Technology School
    770 feet
Show all 4
  1. Uncommon Bed-Stuy East Charter School NYC School
    770 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Patrick Van Doren Pocket Park Garden
    580 feet
  2. Citizens for a Better Community Garden
    870 feet
  3. Bedford Stuyvesant Community Garden (Lola Bryant Comm. Garden) Garden
    930 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.O. Reinaldo Salgado Playground
    1,010 feet
  2. Gates Harvest Garden
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Stuyvesant Gardens I Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Janes United Methodist Church House of worship
    100 feet
  2. St Leonards Anglican Church Listed historic place
    650 feet
  3. St Stephens & St Martins Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 150 Malcolm X Boulevard Older adult center
    290 feet
  2. Stuyvesant Gardens I Community Center
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    470 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along Malcolm X Boulevard or Monroe 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.