Wilson Avenue & Woodbine Street

Wilson Avenue and Woodbine Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School is 340 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, is about nine minutes on foot, for the L and M. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them schools, and six places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
15 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · L, M
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Wilson Av/Woodbine St · B60
Within a walk
19 places
7 schools, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wilson Avenue & Woodbine Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs L, M
    0.5 miles
    L M

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …
Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Knickerbocker Av M
    0.5 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “From Earth to Sky” (2006) by Cadence Giersbach at the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wilson Av/Woodbine St, 70 feet away, for the B60.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wilson Av/Woodbine St B60
    70 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Central Ave & Woodbine St 18 docks in all
    720 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1517 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 4
City Council district
37
Police precinct
83
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bushwick (East)
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 169 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Wilson Avenue

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

West side of Wilson Avenue

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

North side of Woodbine Street

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

South side of Woodbine Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Engine Company 277.

  1. Sentinel Lanterns Installation by Julian LaVerdiere, 2007
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School
    340 feet
  2. P.S. 377 Alejandrina B. de Gautier School
    340 feet
  3. Math, Engineering and Science Academy Charter High School
    530 feet
Show all 9
  1. Bushwick Community High School
    630 feet
  2. J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes School
    630 feet
  3. P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale School
    770 feet
  4. Aim High - New Life Child Devel School
    830 feet
  5. Kreative Kare Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet
  6. The New Life Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bushwick Playground
    710 feet
  2. Borinquen Community Garden
    720 feet
  3. Woodbine Street Block Association Garden
    880 feet
Show all 4
  1. Heckscher Playground
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hope Gardens Community Center
    850 feet
  2. Older adult center at 195 Linden Street Older adult center
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 277/Ladder 112 Fire station
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and ten 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 Wilson Avenue or Woodbine Street.

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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.