Myrtle Avenue & Stockholm Street

Myrtle Avenue and Stockholm Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 218 firehouse is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, Central Av, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Central Av
630 feet · 2 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Myrtle Av/Stockholm St · B54
Within a walk
21 places
10 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Stockholm Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Central Av, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Av M
    630 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.3 miles
    M
  2. Kosciuszko St J
    0.5 miles
    J

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Generation Dynamica” (2013) by George Bates at the Central Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Stockholm St, 110 feet away, for the B54.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Stockholm St B54
    110 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Stockholm St & Wilson Ave 23 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
37
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
37 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.

Since 2014 at least 74 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Myrtle Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Myrtle Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

North side of Stockholm Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Stockholm Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1894 and 1895.

  1. 20th Precinct Police Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    540 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick United Housing Development Fund Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    370 feet
  2. Brooklyn United Children Preschool
    460 feet
  3. Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    500 feet
Show all 7
  1. Kid's Canvas Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet
  2. Efficient Care Training Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  3. P.S. 376 School
    1,210 feet
  4. Bushwick United Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stockholm Street Garden
    250 feet
  2. Know Waste Lands Garden
    550 feet

Health care

  1. Buena Vida Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sinai Christian Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 218 Fire station
    830 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    880 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,190 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue or Stockholm 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.