Palmetto Street & Ridgewood Place

Palmetto Street and Ridgewood Place meet at a three-way junction in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Washington Irving Library is 630 feet away, and the Engine 277/Ladder 112 firehouse is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, is about two minutes on foot, for the L and M. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs
410 feet · 2 min on foot · L, M
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Palmetto St/Wyckoff Av · Q55
Within a walk
25 places
6 religious buildings, 6 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Palmetto Street & Ridgewood Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    410 feet
    L M

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …
Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Seneca Av M
    0.4 miles
    M
  2. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.4 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “From Earth to Sky” (2006) by Cadence Giersbach at the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Palmetto St/Wyckoff Av, 280 feet away, for the Q55.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Palmetto St/Wyckoff Av Q55 · Shelter
    280 feet
    Q55
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q55 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Irving Ave & Palmetto St 20 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,190 feet
  3. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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 (East)
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 62 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2025 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Palmetto Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Ridgewood Place

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Ridgewood Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 community centers
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. All City Leadership Secondary School
    640 feet
  2. Kreative Kare Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  3. Love and Care Health Career Center Trade or language school
    980 feet
Show all 12
  1. New York Career and Business School, Trade or language school
    980 feet
  2. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Ridgewood Trade or language school
    980 feet
  3. Academy for Excellence in Leadership School
    990 feet
  4. The Academy of Urban Planning and Engineering School
    990 feet
  5. The Brooklyn School for Math and Research School
    990 feet
  6. The Brooklyn School for Social Justice School
    990 feet
  7. New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  8. Aim High - New Life Child Devel School
    1,260 feet
  9. New Life Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bushwick Playground
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Wyckoff Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    490 feet
  2. Venditti Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    850 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Washington Irving Library
    630 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Brigids RC Church House of worship
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wyckoff Community Center
    680 feet
  2. Ridgewood Bushwick Youth Center Community center
    770 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 277/Ladder 112 Fire station
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    200 feet
  2. Billy's Marketplace Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Palmetto Street or Ridgewood Place.

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