Myrtle Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue

Myrtle Avenue and Vanderbilt Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Child Study Center of New York is 240 feet away, and Fort Greene Preparatory Academy is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Clinton-Washington Avs, is about eight minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 43 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
22 hurt
33 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Clinton-Washington Avs
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Vanderbilt Av/Myrtle Av · B69
Within a walk
30 places
9 religious buildings, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue 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 eight 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 Vanderbilt Av/Myrtle Av, 110 feet away, for the B69.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Vanderbilt Av/Myrtle Av B69 · Shelter
    110 feet
    B69
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Vanderbilt Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Clinton Ave & Myrtle Ave 33 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 168 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2021

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)
Fort Greene
Elevation
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Myrtle Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Myrtle Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of Vanderbilt Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Vanderbilt Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300993 and 334872.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 70 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1852 and 1878.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Discovery PitStop 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    200 feet
  2. Child Study Center of New York School
    240 feet
  3. Growth Mindset Learning Lab Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    240 feet
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  1. Atlantic Collective Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    450 feet
  2. Concordia Fort Greene Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    500 feet
  3. William T Dillon Child Study Center at St. Joseph's College Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
  4. Fort Greene Preparatory Academy School
    940 feet
  5. P.S. 046 Edward C. Blum School
    940 feet
  6. Dillon Child Study Center Preschool
    950 feet
  7. Beyond Basic Learning on the Green Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,070 feet
  8. P.S. 020 Clinton Hill School · landmark
    1,190 feet
  9. Benjamin Banneker Academy School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Oracle Playground
    640 feet
  2. Albert L. Parham Playground
    1,130 feet
  3. Fort Greene Park
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lefferts-Laidlaw House Listed historic place
    420 feet
  2. Wallabout Historic District Listed historic place
    850 feet
  3. Feuchtwanger Stable Listed historic place
    860 feet
Show all 4
  1. Brooklyn Garden Apartments (Navy Yard) Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Zion Shiloh Baptist Church House of worship
    450 feet
  2. Institutional Church of God House of worship
    680 feet
  3. French Speaking Baptist Church Landmark
    770 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Albert J Parham Playground Pool Swimming pool
    1,090 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 210 Fire station
    1,010 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    240 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    380 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    330 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue or Vanderbilt Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, 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.