Willoughby Avenue & Wilson Avenue

Willoughby Avenue and Wilson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. I.S. 347 School of Humanities is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Central Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 52 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Central Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Wilson Av/Willoughby Av · B60
Within a walk
22 places
9 religious buildings, 5 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Willoughby Avenue & Wilson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Av M
    0.3 miles
    M

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.4 miles
    M
  2. Jefferson St L
    0.5 miles
    L

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wilson Av/Willoughby Av, 100 feet away, for the B60.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wilson Av/Willoughby Av B60
    100 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wilson Ave & Troutman St 26 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1119 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    530 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2022

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
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 48 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Willoughby Avenue

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

South side of Willoughby Avenue

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

East side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Achievement First University Prep High School
    610 feet
  2. Achievement First Voyager Charter School
    610 feet
  3. I.S. 347 School of Humanities School
    610 feet
Show all 7
  1. I.S. 349 Math, Science & Tech. School
    610 feet
  2. Brooklyn United Children - Wilson School
    640 feet
  3. Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  4. Kid's Canvas Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Maria Hernandez Park
    710 feet
  2. Maria Hernandez Park Playground
    790 feet
  3. Fermi Playground
    850 feet
Show all 4
  1. Stockholm Street Garden
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Eighty-Third Precinct Police Station and Stable Listed historic place
    900 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 218 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 places to eat and 23 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Willoughby Avenue or Wilson Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.