Ralph Avenue & Broadway

Ralph Avenue and Broadway meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. The Battalion 37/Engine 222 firehouse is 530 feet away, and Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School NYC is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
420 feet · 2 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
10 feet
Ralph Av/Broadway · B47
Within a walk
24 places
12 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ralph Avenue & Broadway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gates Av, 420 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gates Av J, Z
    420 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Kosciuszko St J
    1,310 feet
    J

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Dream Train” (2002) by Chris Wade Robinson at the Gates Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Broadway, 10 feet away, for the B47.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ralph Av/Broadway B47
    10 feet
    B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grove St & Broadway 31 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8 Malcolm X Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 824 Lexington Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    530 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
37 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
81 and 83 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (East)

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Redmond' American linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Ralph Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Ralph Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 35 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1887 and 1896.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School
    590 feet
  2. Adaptive Solutions Multi Services Preschool
    630 feet
  3. Good Samaritan Fulton Day Care Center-Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    630 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Joy of Learning Day Care Center Preschool
    630 feet
  2. P.S. 309 the George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy School
    1,040 feet
  3. Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School NYC School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Good Life Garden
    170 feet
  2. The People's Garden
    490 feet
  3. Patchen Avenue Garden
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. Concerned Citizens of Grove Street Community Garden
    1,160 feet
  2. Garden of Angels Garden
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary & St Cyprians Church House of worship
    600 feet
  2. St Stephens & St Martins Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 37/Engine 222 Fire station
    530 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    250 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    620 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    170 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    840 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    360 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or Ralph Avenue.

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