Myrtle Avenue & Willoughby Avenue

Myrtle Avenue and Willoughby Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beattie Square is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about four 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
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
100 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 Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    1,160 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, 100 feet away, for the B54.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Myrtle Avenue and Willoughby Avenue.

  • 13 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
    110 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
    540 feet
  2. 10 Montieth Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2021.

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 150 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

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

North side of Myrtle Avenue

  • No parking 2 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

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. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  2. Bushwick United Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  3. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Freedom Triangle
    140 feet
  2. EL Garden
    1,010 feet
  3. Beattie Square
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. John the Baptist Community Garden
    1,200 feet

Health care

  1. Buena Vida Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,220 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 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 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.