Putnam Avenue & Evergreen Avenue

Putnam Avenue and Evergreen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Salvation Army Brooklyn Bushwick Corps Community Center is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Halsey St, is about nine minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Halsey St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · J
Nearest bus stop
1,130 feet
Gates Av/Evergreen Av · B52
Within a walk
13 places
6 religious buildings, 2 community centers and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Putnam Avenue & Evergreen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Halsey St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Halsey St J
    0.5 miles
    J

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. J …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. J …

Also within a walk

  1. Gates Av J, Z
    0.5 miles
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “SOL'SCRYPTT” (2008) by SOL'SAX at the Halsey St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Gates Av/Evergreen Av, 1,130 feet away, for the B52.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Gates Av/Evergreen Av B52
    1,130 feet
    B52

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Evergreen Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison St & Evergreen Ave 18 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 824 Lexington Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
37
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (East)
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 35 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Evergreen Avenue

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

North side of Putnam Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Putnam Avenue

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 299 Thomas Warren Field School
    560 feet
  2. Early Life Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Woodbine Street Block Association Garden
    880 feet
  2. Madison Street Community Garden
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bushwick United Methodist Church Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Restoration Worship Temple House of worship
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Salvation Army Brooklyn Bushwick Corps Community Center
    610 feet
  2. Older adult center at 85 Palmetto Street Older adult center
    970 feet
  3. Hope Gardens Community Center
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and nine 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Evergreen Avenue or Putnam 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.