Willoughby Avenue & Marcus Garvey Boulevard

Willoughby Avenue and Marcus Garvey Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beth Shalom Eh Congregation is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Marcus Garvey Blvd/Willoughby Av · B15
Within a walk
22 places
8 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Willoughby Avenue & Marcus Garvey Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    0.4 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

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 Marcus Garvey Blvd/Willoughby Av, 110 feet away, for the B15.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcus Garvey Blvd/Willoughby Av B15
    110 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Willoughby Avenue.

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pulaski St & Marcus Garvey Blvd 19 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
79 and 81 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
67 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Marcus Garvey Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Marcus Garvey Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

North side of Willoughby Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of Willoughby Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Brighter Choice Community School
    460 feet
  2. United Talmudical Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    760 feet
  3. Uta 656 School
    820 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lewis Playground
    720 feet
  2. Tranquility Farm Garden
    790 feet
  3. Pulaski Playground
    840 feet
Show all 9
  1. Vernon and Throop Community Garden
    980 feet
  2. T&T Vernon Block Community Garden
    980 feet
  3. Kosciuszko Street Garden and Learning Center Garden
    1,080 feet
  4. Sumner Playground
    1,210 feet
  5. Love Garden - Sumner Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,250 feet
  6. Heaven's Gate Community Garden (Hart Street) Garden
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Beth Shalom Eh Congregation House of worship
    170 feet
  2. St John the Baptist RC Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at 303 Vernon Avenue Community center
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,100 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Marcus Garvey Boulevard or Willoughby Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.