Stanwix Street & Forrest Street

Stanwix Street and Forrest Street meet at a three-way junction in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beaver Knoll Park is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them parks, and 14 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2007 and 2019, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
850 feet
Flushing Av/Evergreen Av · B57
Within a walk
13 places
3 parks, 2 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Stanwix Street & Forrest Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    0.3 miles
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Flushing Av J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M
  2. Morgan Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jammin' Under the EL” (1999) by Verna Hart at the Myrtle Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Evergreen Av, 850 feet away, for the B57.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flushing Av/Evergreen Av B57
    850 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bushwick Ave & Forrest St 20 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 640 Bushwick Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 10 Montieth Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2007 and 2019.

Since 2014 at least 418 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Forrest Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Forrest Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Stanwix Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as American Round Arch, and built in 1872.

  1. William Ulmer Brewery: Main Brewhouse and Addition Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 120 Carlos Tapia School
    940 feet
  2. P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson School
    1,020 feet
  3. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Green Central Knoll Park
    740 feet
  2. Beaver Noll Park
    740 feet
  3. Beaver Knoll Park
    780 feet
Show all 5
  1. Garden Playground
    930 feet
  2. Green Central Knoll Playground
    1,080 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 54 Noll Street / One Bushwick Public space
    550 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 9 Noll Street Older adult center
    500 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #3 Police station
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    320 feet
  2. Green Corner Fish & Farmers Market 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 14 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Forrest Street or Stanwix Street.

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