Mother Gaston Boulevard & Truxton Street
Mother Gaston Boulevard and Truxton Street meet at a three-way junction in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Imagine Me Leadership Charter School is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Av C820 feetC
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- C …
Outbound
1 line- C …
Also within a walk
- Broadway Junction A, C, J, L, Z0.3 milesA C J L Z
- Bushwick Av-Aberdeen St L0.4 milesL
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Eastern Pkwy, 300 feet away, for the B25.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fulton St/Eastern Pkwy B25300 feetB25
Next buses at this stop
- B25 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Herkimer St & Eastern Pkwy 20 docks in all680 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2111 Monaco Place Gas station0.3 miles
- 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11233
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 16
- City Council district
- 37
- Police precinct
- 73
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Ocean Hill
- Elevation
- 92 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1927.
Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Mother Gaston Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Mother Gaston Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Truxton Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 3 gardens
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Imagine Me Leadership Charter School170 feet
- P.S./ I.S. 155 Nicholas Herkimer School870 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Callahan-Kelly Playground220 feet
- Phoenix Community Garden860 feet
- Betty's Community Garden at Hull Street Garden870 feet
Show all 4
- 45 Somers Street Community Garden1,120 feet
Houses of worship
- New Hope Pentecostal Church House of worship390 feet
Supermarkets
- Marketplace of Bushwick Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store820 feet
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and ten 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Mother Gaston Boulevard & Somers Street 270 feet
- Fulton Street & Truxton Street 280 feet
- Fulton Street & Eastern Parkway 310 feet
- Mother Gaston Boulevard & Hull Street 530 feet
- Sackman Street & Truxton Street 560 feet
- Eastern Parkway & Herkimer Street 590 feet
- Eastern Parkway & Somers Street 610 feet
- Sackman Street & Somers Street 650 feet
See every intersection along Mother Gaston Boulevard or Truxton Street.