Wilson Avenue & Schaefer Street

Wilson Avenue and Schaefer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Irving Square Park is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Wilson Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wilson Av
880 feet · 3 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Wilson Av/Schaeffer St · B60
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 4 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wilson Avenue & Schaefer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wilson Av, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Wilson Av L
    880 feet
    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/Schaeffer St, 100 feet away, for the B60.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wilson Ave & Moffat St 32 docks in all
    780 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
60 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 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Schaefer Street

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

East side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Flemish Revival, and built between 1896 and 1897.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Achievement First Charter School Ujima High School
    830 feet
  2. P.S. /I.S. 384 Frances E. Carter School
    920 feet
  3. Bushwick United Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
Show all 5
  1. Achivement First Bushwick Charter School Elementary School
    1,270 feet
  2. Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Irving Square Park
    820 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wilson Avenue Subway Station (Dual System BMT) Listed historic place
    990 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity United Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 252 Fire station · landmark
    920 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Schaefer 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.