Thomas S Boyland Street & Macon Street

Thomas S Boyland Street and Macon Street meet at a three-way junction in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Saratoga Library is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Halsey St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Halsey St
480 feet · 2 min on foot · J
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Broadway/Eldert St · Q24
Within a walk
16 places
10 religious buildings, 1 community center and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Thomas S Boyland Street & Macon Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Halsey St, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Halsey St J
    480 feet
    J

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Chauncey St J, Z
    1,280 feet
    J Z
  2. Rockaway Av C
    0.5 miles
    C

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Eldert St, 190 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Eldert St Q24
    190 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Thomas S Boyland Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Thomas S. Boyland St & Macon St 21 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1534 Bushwick Avenue Gas station
    0.6 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
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11233
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ocean Hill
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 81 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Espresso' Kentucky coffee tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Macon Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Macon Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Thomas S Boyland Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 721 Decatur Street Community Garden
    480 feet
  2. Saratoga Park
    790 feet
  3. Marion Hopkinson Playground
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Saratoga Library
    120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Seventh Day Church of God House of worship
    460 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 930 Halsey Street Older adult center
    870 feet
  2. Saratoga Village Community Center
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. Marketplace of Bushwick Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 17 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 Macon Street or Thomas S Boyland 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.