Myrtle Avenue & Hudson Walk

Myrtle Avenue and Hudson Walk meet at a three-way junction in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Ingersoll development. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. University Place is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about four minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them parks, and 14 places to eat. About 6,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
1,000 feet · 4 min on foot · B, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Myrtle Av/Fleet Pl · B54
Within a walk
16 places
4 parks, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Hudson Walk Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 1,000 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. DeKalb Av B, Q, R
    1,000 feet
    B Q R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
  3. R …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
  3. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R
    0.3 miles
    A C F R
  2. Hoyt St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Masstransiscope” (1980) by Bill Brand and “DeKalb Improvisation” (2005) by Stephen Johnson at the DeKalb Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Fleet Pl, 160 feet away, for the B54.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Fleet Pl B54
    160 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Myrtle Avenue.

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Myrtle Ave & Fleet Pl 47 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    1,010 feet
  2. 152 Ashland Place Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1,310 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2019
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Greene
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 6,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Ingersoll development.

Since 2014 at least 172 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the sawtooth oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Myrtle Avenue (south side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 300338.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 college
  • 1 community center
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Bureau Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    40 feet
  2. Fullstack Academy Trade or language school
    570 feet
  3. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    750 feet
Show all 6
  1. Long Island Univ-Brooklyn Campus College
    990 feet
  2. Basis Independent Brooklyn School
    1,150 feet
  3. Metro Training Inst Trade or language school
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Garden of Eden - Ingersoll Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    50 feet
  2. University Place Park
    930 feet
  3. Fort Greene Park
    930 feet
Show all 6
  1. Arbor Place Park
    1,030 feet
  2. Fort Greene Playground
    1,210 feet
  3. Commodore Barry Park
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Avalon Fort Greene Public space
    680 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Oratory Church of Saint Boniface House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ingersoll Community Center
    320 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #3 Satellite Police station
    1,190 feet
  2. Brooklyn Borough Command/Division 11/Battalion 31/Engine 207/Ladder 110 Fire station
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NYC Fresh Market Supermarket
    550 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  3. Gold Organic Farm Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    460 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. City Point Shopping center
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hudson Walk or Myrtle Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.