Myrtle Avenue & Willoughby Avenue at Charles Place

Myrtle Avenue, Willoughby Avenue and Charles Place meet at a five-way junction in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. EL Garden is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
1,190 feet · 5 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Myrtle Av/Charles Pl · B54
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Willoughby Avenue at Charles Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 1,190 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    1,190 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. Central Av M
    0.3 miles
    M
  2. Kosciuszko St J
    0.5 miles
    J

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/Charles Pl, 130 feet away, for the B54.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Charles Pl B54
    130 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willoughby Ave & Myrtle Ave 19 docks in all
    90 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
    570 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
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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)
Elevation
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 153 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Charles Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Charles Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of Myrtle Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of Myrtle Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Willoughby Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Willoughby Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • 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

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 1 nursing home or hospice

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick United Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  2. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  3. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Freedom Triangle
    170 feet
  2. EL Garden
    980 feet
  3. Beattie Square
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. John the Baptist Community Garden
    1,240 feet

Health care

  1. Buena Vida Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 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 Willoughby Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, 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 Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.