Albany Avenue & Herkimer Street

Albany Avenue and Herkimer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Interfaith Medical Center is 520 feet away, and Academy for Health Careers is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingston-Throop Avs, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kingston-Throop Avs
830 feet · 3 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Albany Av/Fulton St · B15
Within a walk
15 places
5 religious buildings, 2 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Albany Avenue & Herkimer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kingston-Throop Avs, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kingston-Throop Avs C
    830 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Utica Av A, C
    0.4 miles
    A C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Albany Av/Fulton St, 110 feet away, for the B15.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Albany Av/Fulton St B15
    110 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Albany Ave & Fulton St 27 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 51 Brooklyn Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 419 Stuyvesant Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11213
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
79 and 81 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
64 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are 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 282 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Albany Avenue

  • Doctor plates only 1 sign DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Albany Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Herkimer Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Herkimer Street

  • Doctor plates only 4 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 128 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne, and mostly built between 1884 and 1889.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Magic Moments Brooklyn Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    650 feet
  2. Academy for Health Careers School
    1,210 feet
  3. Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-Tech) School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Her-King Alagantic Community Garden
    360 feet
  2. St. Andrew's Playground
    810 feet
  3. Harmony Park
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. Fulton Park
    1,190 feet
  2. Decatur Playground
    1,190 feet

Health care

  1. Interfaith Medical Center Hospital
    520 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Stuyvesant Heights Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    890 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethany Baptist Church Landmark
    790 feet
  2. Gospel Temple Church of God House of worship
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    850 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 17 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 Albany Avenue or Herkimer 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.