Myrtle Avenue & Navy Street

Myrtle Avenue and Navy Street meet at a four-way crossing in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Ingersoll development. Between 2021 and 2025, 44 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Fort Greene Playground is 710 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the B, Q and R. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and three places to eat.

Safety record
27 hurt
44 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · B, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Myrtle Av/Ashland Pl · B54
Within a walk
16 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 park features and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Navy Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 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
    0.4 miles
    A C F R
  2. Nevins St 2, 3, 4, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 3 4 5

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/Ashland Pl, 50 feet away, for the B54.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Ashland Pl B54 · Shelter
    50 feet
    B54
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Ashland Place, Myrtle Avenue and Navy Street.

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1,100 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
    810 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 44 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2021
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2023
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024
  • Turn calming, April 2024

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)
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 4,200 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 318 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 Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and January 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Ashland Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Ashland Place

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Myrtle Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Myrtle Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances and ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULANCE AMBULETTE ONLY 5AM-11PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 300338.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 park features
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 garden
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Bureau Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
  2. Fullstack Academy Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  3. Community Roots Charter School
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 067 Charles A. Dorsey School
    1,110 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Greene Park
    430 feet
  2. Garden of Eden - Ingersoll Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    550 feet
  3. Fort Greene Playground
    710 feet
Show all 5
  1. Fort Greene Crypt in Fort Greene Park Park feature
    1,000 feet
  2. Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Fort Greene Park Park feature
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Avalon Fort Greene Public space
    1,180 feet

Health care

  1. The Phoenix Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    850 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Walt Whitman Library
    810 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ingersoll Community Center
    820 feet
  2. Older adult center at 105 North Portland Avenue Older adult center
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NYC Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. City Point Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Ashland Place, Myrtle Avenue or Navy Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.