Myrtle Avenue & Ryerson Street

Myrtle Avenue and Ryerson Street meet at a three-way junction in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Memorial Hall stands 780 feet away. The nearest subway, Clinton-Washington Avs, is about nine minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Clinton-Washington Avs
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Myrtle Av/Grand Av · B54
Within a walk
11 places
4 religious buildings, 3 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Ryerson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Clinton-Washington Avs, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Clinton-Washington Avs G
    0.4 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Bus

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

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Grand Av B54
    160 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Emerson Pl & Myrtle Ave 63 docks in all
    830 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 184 Classon Avenue Gas station
    1,090 feet
  2. 325 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11205
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Clinton Hill
Elevation
54 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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 55 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Myrtle Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Ryerson Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Ryerson Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 333926.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 25 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1879 and 1885.

  1. Memorial Hall Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza

Schools and child care

  1. Beyond Basic Learning on the Green Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    770 feet
  2. Pratt Institute College · listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Hall Park
    910 feet
  2. Washington Hall Park Playground
    920 feet
  3. Pratt Playground
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Taaffe Playground
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Myrtle Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    320 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marys Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    190 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    740 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    80 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue or Ryerson Street.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.