Myrtle Avenue & Throop Avenue
Myrtle Avenue and Throop Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Tompkins development. Between 2021 and 2025, 59 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sumner Playground is 340 feet away, and Uta 656 is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G0.3 milesG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Flushing Av J, M0.4 milesJ M
- Myrtle Av J, M, Z0.4 milesJ M Z
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Throop Av, 60 feet away, for the B54.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/Throop Av B54 · Shelter60 feetB54
Next buses at this stop
- B54 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Throop Avenue.
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Throop Ave & Myrtle Ave 21 docks in all90 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 59 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 36 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 7 of those hurt, on foot
- 10 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
- Turn calming, February 2020
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11206
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 36
- Police precinct
- 79
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
- Elevation
- 44 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1962.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Tompkins development.
Since 2014 at least 47 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 39 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Myrtle Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
South side of Myrtle Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
East side of Throop Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Throop Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.
- 10 religious buildings
- 6 gardens
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 playgrounds
- 3 schools
- 2 community centers
Schools and child care
- United Talmudical Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5580 feet
- Uta 656 School640 feet
- P.S. 059 the Dawn Best School670 feet
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- Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 2 School670 feet
- United Academy Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,190 feet
- kiddieland center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Vernon and Throop Community Garden320 feet
- Sumner Playground340 feet
- Tranquility Farm Garden390 feet
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- T&T Vernon Block Community Garden410 feet
- Senior Retreat Garden - Tompkins Houses (NYCHA) Garden720 feet
- Pulaski Playground1,040 feet
- Heaven's Gate Community Garden (Hart Street) Garden1,060 feet
- All People's Community Garden1,250 feet
- Willoughby Playground1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Montserrate St Ambrose Church House of worship1,010 feet
- Greater Free Gift Baptist Church House of worship1,020 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at 303 Vernon Avenue Community center1,170 feet
- Tompkins Community Center1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket500 feet
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Throop Avenue & Vernon Avenue 270 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Throop Avenue 540 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Marcus Garvey Boulevard 790 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Tompkins Avenue 800 feet
- Park Avenue & Throop Avenue 810 feet
- Hart Street & Throop Avenue 810 feet
- Marcus Garvey Boulevard & Vernon Avenue 1,060 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Vernon Avenue 1,070 feet
See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue or Throop Avenue.