Myrtle Avenue & Wilson Avenue

Myrtle Avenue and Wilson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 376 is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Knickerbocker Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Knickerbocker Av
870 feet · 3 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Wilson Av/Myrtle Av · B60
Within a walk
20 places
7 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Myrtle Avenue & Wilson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Knickerbocker Av, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    870 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Central Av M
    1,280 feet
    M
  2. DeKalb Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Digs” (2013) by Cal Lane at the Knickerbocker Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wilson Av/Myrtle Av, 70 feet away, for the B60.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wilson Av/Myrtle Av B60
    70 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 43 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Stockholm St & Wilson Ave 23 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 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 June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11237
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
37
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Myrtle Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Myrtle Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

East side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Wilson Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1894 and 1895.

  1. 20th Precinct Police Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn United Children Preschool
    380 feet
  2. Bushwick United Housing Development Fund Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    390 feet
  3. Efficient Care Training Trade or language school
    420 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 376 School
    570 feet
  2. Achievement First Bushwick Charter School
    900 feet
  3. J.H.S. 383 Philippa Schuyler School
    900 feet
  4. The New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  5. Kid's Canvas Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,050 feet
  6. Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stockholm Street Garden
    620 feet
  2. Heisser Triangle
    1,120 feet
  3. Know Waste Lands Garden
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Knickerbocker Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    240 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,200 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue or Wilson Avenue.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.