Bainbridge Street & Patchen Avenue

Bainbridge Street and Patchen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Brevoort development. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 675 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. In 2026, nine school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here through August 27. Central Bainbridge Street Community Garden is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Utica Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the A and C.

Safety record
8 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Utica Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
920 feet
Malcolm X Blvd/Bainbridge St · B46
Within a walk
21 places
12 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bainbridge Street & Patchen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Utica Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Utica Av A, C
    0.3 miles
    A C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
Outbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Ralph Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Children's Cathedral” (1996) by Jimmy James Greene at the Utica Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Malcolm X Blvd/Bainbridge St, 920 feet away, for the B46.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Malcolm X Blvd/Bainbridge St B46
    920 feet
    B46

Next buses at this stop

  1. B46 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Patchen Ave & Bainbridge St 19 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 52 Rochester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 419 Stuyvesant Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2017

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 675 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 9 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11233
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
81
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Brevoort development.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 58 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bainbridge Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Bainbridge Street

  • Back-in parking only 10 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

East side of Patchen Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Patchen Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 021 Crispus Attucks School
    610 feet
  2. Uncommon Excellence Boys Charter School NYC School
    770 feet
  3. Brevoort Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Bainbridge Street Community Garden
    40 feet
  2. Bed-Stuy Farm Garden
    380 feet
  3. Brevoort Playground
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Jackie Robinson Park Playground
    1,090 feet

Health care

  1. Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,070 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Immanuel Congregational Church Listed historic place
    710 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Nazarene Congregational United Church of Christ House of worship
    480 feet
  2. Christ Fellowship Baptist Church House of worship
    900 feet
  3. St Johns AME Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
Show all 5
  1. Holy Rosary RC Church House of worship
    1,250 feet
  2. Bethenia Baptist Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bainbridge Street or Patchen Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.