Wilson Avenue & Himrod Street
Wilson Avenue and Himrod Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. The corner is also named Sam Mendolia Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 89 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Stockholm Street Garden is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, Knickerbocker Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 34 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Knickerbocker Av, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Knickerbocker Av M840 feetM
Next trains at this station
Inbound
1 line- M …
Middle Village
1 line- M …
Also within a walk
- Central Av M0.3 milesM
- DeKalb Av L0.4 milesL
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Digs” (2013) by Cal Lane at the Knickerbocker Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Wilson Av/Himrod St, 40 feet away, for the B60.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Wilson Av/Himrod St B6040 feetB60
Next buses at this stop
- B60 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Himrod Street.
- 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Stockholm St & Wilson Ave 23 docks in all560 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 89 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,778th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11237
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 37
- Police precinct
- 83
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bushwick (West)
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Sam Mendolia Way, a co-naming enacted on January 20, 2024 (Local Law 41 of 2024).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Sam Mendolia Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Himrod Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Himrod Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Wilson Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Wilson Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- 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 Romanesque Revival, and built between 1894 and 1895.
- 20th Precinct Police Station House and Stable Designated landmark730 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 8 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 schools
- 2 gardens
- 2 trade or language schools
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Efficient Care Training Trade or language school400 feet
- Brooklyn United Children Preschool450 feet
- Bushwick United Housing Development Fund Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K450 feet
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- P.S. 376 School510 feet
- Achievement First Bushwick Charter School840 feet
- J.H.S. 383 Philippa Schuyler School840 feet
- The New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K920 feet
- Kid's Canvas Preschool, ages 2 to 51,110 feet
- Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,200 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Bushwick School1,290 feet
- ABC Learning Center Trade or language school1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Stockholm Street Garden680 feet
- Heisser Triangle1,100 feet
- Know Waste Lands Garden1,260 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Knickerbocker Plaza Pedestrian plaza880 feet
Houses of worship
- St Barbaras RC Church House of worship1,300 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch920 feet
- Citibank Bank branch1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket210 feet
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,260 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 26 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Myrtle Avenue & Himrod Street 70 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Wilson Avenue 70 feet
- Wilson Avenue & Harman Street 260 feet
- Wilson Avenue & Stanhope Street 260 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Stanhope Street 340 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Harman Street 430 feet
- Greene Avenue & Wilson Avenue 520 feet
- Wilson Avenue & Stockholm Street 520 feet
See every intersection along Himrod Street or Wilson Avenue.