Suydam Street & Irving Avenue

Suydam Street and Irving Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dog Run in Maria Hernandez Park is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and 70 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
1,240 feet · 5 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
De Kalb Av/Irving Av · B38
Within a walk
8 places
2 religious buildings, 1 dog run and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Suydam Street & Irving Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 1,240 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. DeKalb Av L
    1,240 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
    1,240 feet
    L
  2. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.5 miles
    M

Bus

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

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Irving Av B38
    630 feet
    B38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Irving Avenue.

  • 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Irving Ave & DeKalb Ave 27 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11237
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1931.

Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 98 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Irving Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Irving Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Suydam Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Suydam Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 123 Suydam School
    300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Maria Hernandez Park
    50 feet
  2. Dog Run in Maria Hernandez Park Dog run
    200 feet
  3. Maria Hernandez Park Playground
    740 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Willoughby-Suydam Historic District Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wyckoff Heights Post Office
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    970 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 70 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Irving Avenue or Suydam Street.

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.