Myrtle Avenue & Troutman Street

Myrtle Avenue and Troutman Street meet at a three-way junction in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. John the Baptist Community Garden is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 40 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
410 feet · 2 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Myrtle Av/Broadway · B54
Within a walk
13 places
6 religious buildings, 3 parks and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Troutman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 410 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    410 feet
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Flushing Av J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M
  2. Central Av M
    0.4 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jammin' Under the EL” (1999) by Verna Hart at the Myrtle Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Broadway, 360 feet away, for the B54.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Broadway B54
    360 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 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
    860 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    340 feet
  2. 10 Montieth Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
69 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 287 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Myrtle Avenue

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

North side of Troutman Street

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

South side of Troutman Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs 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
  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet
  2. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Beattie Square
    610 feet
  2. John the Baptist Community Garden
    660 feet
  3. Freedom Triangle
    660 feet
Show all 5
  1. Miraflores Community Garden
    910 feet
  2. Beaver Noll Park
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    930 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 26 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 Troutman 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.