Myrtle Avenue & Suydam Street

Myrtle Avenue and Suydam Street meet at a three-way junction in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Freedom Triangle is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, Central Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Central Av
950 feet · 4 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Myrtle Av/Suydam St · B54
Within a walk
13 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Suydam Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Central Av, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Av M
    950 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    0.3 miles
    J M Z
  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/Suydam St, 30 feet away, for the B54.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Suydam St B54
    30 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Myrtle Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willoughby Ave & Myrtle Ave 19 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    960 feet
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 157 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the shingle oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Myrtle Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Suydam Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Suydam Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1889 and 1890.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick United Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Freedom Triangle
    560 feet
  2. EL Garden
    940 feet
  3. Know Waste Lands Garden
    1,090 feet

Health care

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 218 Fire station
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue or Suydam Street.

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