Wilson Avenue & Eldert Street

Wilson Avenue and Eldert Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Achivement First Bushwick Charter School Elementary School is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, Wilson Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1925, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wilson Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
Wilson Av/Halsey St · B60
Within a walk
15 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wilson Avenue & Eldert Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Wilson Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Halsey St L
    0.4 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wilson Av/Halsey St, 250 feet away, for the B60.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wilson Av/Halsey St B60 · Shelter
    250 feet
    B60
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Ave & Covert St 30 docks in all
    930 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 952 Wyckoff Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 342 Eldert Street Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
37
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (East)
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1925.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Eldert Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of Eldert Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM

East side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick United Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  2. Achivement First Bushwick Charter School Elementary School
    1,010 feet
  3. Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration School
    1,010 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson School
    1,150 feet
  2. Achievement First Charter School Ujima High School
    1,160 feet
  3. Kreative Kare Day Care Center Preschool · Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Irving Square Park
    300 feet
  2. Irving Square Park Playground
    890 feet
  3. Tiger Playground
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity United Presbyterian Church House of worship
    600 feet
  2. St Martin of Tours RC Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 18 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 Eldert Street 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.