Stanhope Street & St Nicholas Avenue

Stanhope Street and St Nicholas Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Learners and Leaders is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
500 feet · 2 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
De Kalb Av/Saint Nicholas Av · B38
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Stanhope Street & St Nicholas Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. DeKalb Av L
    500 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Jefferson St L
    0.4 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is De Kalb Av/Saint Nicholas Av, 630 feet away, for the B38.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Saint Nicholas Av B38
    630 feet
    B38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wyckoff Ave & Stanhope St 22 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of St Nicholas Avenue

  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY 7AM-5PM ALL D AYS
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

North side of Stanhope Street

  • Ambulances and ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULANCE AMBULETTE ONLY
  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY 7AM-5PM ALL D AYS
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Stanhope Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 hospital
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Inspire Kids Early Childhood Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    580 feet
  2. Grand Street Sett Stanhope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    790 feet
  3. Learners and Leaders School
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. J.H.S. 162 the Willoughby School
    1,280 feet

Health care

  1. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Hospital
    450 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Cypress Avenue West Historic District Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 319 Stanhope Street Older adult center
    890 feet
  2. Wyckoff Heights Post Office
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 28/Engine 271/Ladder 124 Fire station
    430 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 19 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along St Nicholas Avenue or Stanhope Street.

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