Myrtle Avenue & Monument Walk

Myrtle Avenue and Monument Walk meet at a three-way junction in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Ingersoll development. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Community Roots Charter School is 900 feet away, and Fort Greene Visitors Center in Fort Greene Park is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the B, Q and R. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, three of them park features, and two places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · B, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Myrtle Av/Saint Edwards St · B54
Within a walk
17 places
3 park features, 2 community centers and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Monument Walk Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 6 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. DeKalb Av B, Q, R
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.5 miles
    A C F R

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/Saint Edwards St, 40 feet away, for the B54.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Saint Edwards St B54 · Shelter
    40 feet
    B54
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Myrtle Avenue.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Myrtle Ave & St Edwards St 56 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1,320 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 152 Ashland Place Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1,020 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2022.

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
30 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,700 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 289 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are 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.

  • 3 park features
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 schools
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Bureau Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    690 feet
  2. Community Roots Charter School
    900 feet
  3. P.S. 067 Charles A. Dorsey School
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. Fullstack Academy Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Greene Park
    210 feet
  2. Fort Greene Playground
    500 feet
  3. Garden of Eden - Ingersoll Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    760 feet
Show all 6
  1. Fort Greene Crypt in Fort Greene Park Park feature
    780 feet
  2. Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Fort Greene Park Park feature
    1,090 feet
  3. Fort Greene Visitors Center in Fort Greene Park Park feature
    1,180 feet

Health care

  1. The Phoenix Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    630 feet
  2. EMS Station 31 Ambulance station
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Walt Whitman Library
    590 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ingersoll Community Center
    1,040 feet
  2. Older adult center at 105 North Portland Avenue Older adult center
    1,100 feet
  3. Community center at Whitman Community center
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #3 Satellite Police station
    470 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NYC Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    280 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. City Point Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Monument Walk or Myrtle Avenue.

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