Wilson Avenue & George Street

Wilson Avenue and George Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Police Service Area #3 is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, Morgan Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them schools, and 45 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
Wilson Avenue & George Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Morgan 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. Jefferson St L
    0.5 miles
    L

Bus

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

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wilson Av/George St B60
    100 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. George St & Wilson Ave 19 docks in all
    40 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, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1119 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 150 Noll Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    520 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 54 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of George Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of George Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM

East side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  2. Brooklyn United Children - Wilson School
    760 feet
  3. Achievement First University Prep High School
    1,180 feet
Show all 7
  1. Achievement First Voyager Charter School
    1,180 feet
  2. I.S. 347 School of Humanities School
    1,180 feet
  3. I.S. 349 Math, Science & Tech. School
    1,180 feet
  4. P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. La Finca Community Garden
    520 feet
  2. Green Central Knoll Park
    970 feet
  3. Green Central Knoll Playground
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #3 Police station
    950 feet
  2. Engine 237 Fire station
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 16 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along George Street or Wilson Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.