Myrtle Avenue & Bushwick Avenue

Myrtle Avenue and Bushwick Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 79 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. John the Baptist Community Garden is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 38 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
46 hurt
79 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
900 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Myrtle Av/Bushwick Av · B54
Within a walk
15 places
7 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Bushwick Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    900 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. Central Av M
    0.3 miles
    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/Bushwick Av, 150 feet away, for the B54.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willoughby Ave & Myrtle Ave 19 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    280 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
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 79 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 46 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
66 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 185 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

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

East side of Bushwick Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

West side of Bushwick Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

North side of Myrtle Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of Myrtle Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1889 and 1890.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 gardens

Schools and child care

  1. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    750 feet
  3. Bushwick United Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Freedom Triangle
    170 feet
  2. Beattie Square
    870 feet
  3. John the Baptist Community Garden
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. Beaver Noll Park
    1,250 feet
  2. EL Garden
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Bushwick Avenue or Myrtle Avenue.

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.