Myrtle Avenue & Ditmars Street

Myrtle Avenue and Ditmars Street meet at a three-way junction in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beattie Square is 710 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 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 42 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Ditmars Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    740 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. Flushing Av J, M
    0.5 miles
    J 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, 40 feet away, for the B54.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willoughby Ave & Myrtle Ave 19 docks in all
    530 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
    120 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 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
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 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 191 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Ditmars Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Ditmars Street

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

South side of Myrtle Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 3 signs 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

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Freedom Triangle
    330 feet
  2. Beattie Square
    710 feet
  3. John the Baptist Community Garden
    780 feet
Show all 4
  1. Miraflores Community Garden
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  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 42 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 Ditmars Street 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.