Wilson Avenue & Stanhope Street

Wilson Avenue and Stanhope 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. A designated landmark, 20th Precinct Police Station House and Stable, stands 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Knickerbocker Av, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 41 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Knickerbocker Av
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Myrtle Av/Wilson Av · B54
Within a walk
20 places
8 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wilson Avenue & Stanhope Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Knickerbocker Av, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    1,070 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Central Av M
    1,190 feet
    M
  2. DeKalb Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Digs” (2013) by Cal Lane at the Knickerbocker Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Wilson Av, 120 feet away, for the B54.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Wilson Av B54
    120 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Stockholm St & Wilson Ave 23 docks in all
    300 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.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 73 Starr Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 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 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Stanhope Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Stanhope Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 338378 and 339296.

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.

  1. 20th Precinct Police Station House and Stable Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn United Children Preschool
    300 feet
  2. Bushwick United Housing Development Fund Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    310 feet
  3. Efficient Care Training Trade or language school
    620 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 376 School
    760 feet
  2. Kid's Canvas Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  3. Bushwick United Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  4. Achievement First Bushwick Charter School
    1,100 feet
  5. J.H.S. 383 Philippa Schuyler School
    1,100 feet
  6. The New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stockholm Street Garden
    420 feet
  2. Know Waste Lands Garden
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Knickerbocker Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sinai Christian Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    440 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,000 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 28 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Stanhope 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.