Wilson Avenue & Melrose Street

Wilson Avenue and Melrose Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Achievement First University Prep High School is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Morgan Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
Wilson Avenue & Melrose 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 six 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
    0.4 miles
    L

Bus

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

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. George St & Wilson Ave 19 docks in all
    300 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
    780 feet
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
34
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (West)
Elevation
46 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 68 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Melrose Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of Melrose Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM

East side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM

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

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    380 feet
  2. Brooklyn United Children - Wilson School
    500 feet
  3. Achievement First University Prep High School
    920 feet
Show all 6
  1. Achievement First Voyager Charter School
    920 feet
  2. I.S. 347 School of Humanities School
    920 feet
  3. I.S. 349 Math, Science & Tech. School
    920 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. La Finca Community Garden
    770 feet
  2. Fermi Playground
    1,180 feet
  3. Green Central Knoll Park
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #3 Police station
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 19 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Melrose 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.