Willoughby Avenue & Evergreen Avenue

Willoughby Avenue and Evergreen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fermi Playground is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Central Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, eight 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
2 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Central Av
1,100 feet · 4 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Myrtle Av/Evergreen Av · B54
Within a walk
15 places
8 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Willoughby Avenue & Evergreen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Central Av, 1,100 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Av M
    1,100 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    0.3 miles
    J M Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Generation Dynamica” (2013) by George Bates at the Central Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Evergreen Av, 310 feet away, for the B54.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Evergreen Av B54
    310 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Evergreen Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willoughby Ave & Myrtle Ave 19 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    1,040 feet
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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 121 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the shingle oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Evergreen Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Willoughby Avenue

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

South side of Willoughby Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as American Round Arch, and built between 1889 and 1890.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick United Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. EL Garden
    520 feet
  2. Freedom Triangle
    640 feet
  3. Fermi Playground
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. Know Waste Lands Garden
    1,230 feet

Health care

  1. Buena Vida Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    940 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 218 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Evergreen Avenue or Willoughby Avenue.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.