Myrtle Avenue & Menahan Street
Myrtle Avenue and Menahan Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Heisser Triangle is 450 feet away, and the 83rd Precinct is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Knickerbocker Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 64 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Knickerbocker Av, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Knickerbocker Av M710 feetM
Next trains at this station
Inbound
1 line- M …
Middle Village
1 line- M …
Also within a walk
- Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M0.3 milesL M
- DeKalb Av L0.4 milesL
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Digs” (2013) by Cal Lane at the Knickerbocker Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Menahan St, 120 feet away, for the B54.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/Menahan St B54120 feetB54
Next buses at this stop
- B54 …
Cycling
- 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Myrtle Ave & Grove St 23 docks in all320 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station650 feet
- 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1,070 feet
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11237
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 37
- Police precinct
- 83
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bushwick (East)
- Elevation
- 39 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1931.
Since 2014 at least 20 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Menahan Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Menahan Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Myrtle Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
South side of Myrtle Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1892 and 1899.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Heisser Triangle.
- Bushwick-Ridgewood Memorial Statue by Pietro Montana, 1921480 feet
- Untitled Stainless Steel Sculpture Sculpture by Todd Williams, 1983520 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 5 religious buildings
- 5 schools
- 2 community centers
- 2 parks
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- ABC Learning Center Trade or language school300 feet
- P.S. 116 Elizabeth L Farrell School · landmark470 feet
- Kid's Canvas Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2740 feet
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- New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K920 feet
- Kreative Kare Too Nursery School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2930 feet
- Kreative Kare Day Care Center Pre-K950 feet
- P.S. 086 the Irvington School1,100 feet
- Achievement First Bushwick Charter School1,140 feet
- J.H.S. 383 Philippa Schuyler School1,140 feet
- Efficient Care Training Trade or language school1,180 feet
- All City Leadership Secondary School1,290 feet
- New Life Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Heisser Triangle450 feet
- Hope Ballfield Park470 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Knickerbocker Plaza Pedestrian plaza730 feet
Community centers and public services
- Ridgewood Bushwick Youth Center Community center1,280 feet
- Wyckoff Community Center1,300 feet
Fire and police
- 83rd Precinct Police station790 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch410 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 64 places to eat and 29 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Irving Avenue & Menahan Street 310 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Bleecker Street 360 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Grove Street 370 feet
- Irving Avenue & Grove Street 410 feet
- Knickerbocker Avenue & Menahan Street 420 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Irving Avenue 430 feet
- Knickerbocker Avenue & Bleecker Street 520 feet
- Irving Avenue & Bleecker Street 560 feet
See every intersection along Menahan Street or Myrtle Avenue.