Myrtle Avenue & Broadway

Myrtle Avenue and Broadway meet at a five-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 98 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Miraflores Community Garden is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about a minute on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 44 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
64 hurt
98 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
70 feet · 1 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
Myrtle Av/Broadway · B54
Within a walk
17 places
6 religious buildings, 3 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Broadway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    70 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
    0.3 miles
    J M
  2. Kosciuszko St J
    0.5 miles
    J

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/Broadway, 20 feet away, for the B54.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Broadway B54
    20 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Arion Pl & Broadway 20 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    680 feet
  2. 10 Montieth Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 98 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 63 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 30 of those hurt, on foot
  • 10 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2017
  • Turn calming, October 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
81 and 83 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
67 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 249 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Jefferson Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Jefferson Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 336996.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 community center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    740 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Beattie Square
    270 feet
  2. John the Baptist Community Garden
    310 feet
  3. Miraflores Community Garden
    570 feet
Show all 6
  1. Freedom Triangle
    1,000 feet
  2. Lewis Playground
    1,190 feet
  3. Beaver Noll Park
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William Ulmer Brewery Complex Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship
    820 feet
  2. St John the Baptist RC Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Roosevelt Community Center
    1,030 feet
  2. Older adult center at 400 Hart Street Older adult center
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    270 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    590 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and 27 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway, Jefferson Street or Myrtle Avenue.

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