Bedford Avenue & Albemarle Road

Bedford Avenue and Albemarle Road meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Flatbush Town Hall, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 530 feet away, and Success Academy Charter School Ditmas Park Middle School is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bedford Av/Snyder Av, is 210 feet away for the B49. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 20 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Prospect Expressway
1.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Bedford Av/Snyder Av · B49
Within a walk
36 places
20 religious buildings, 10 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & Albemarle Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Snyder Av, 210 feet away, for the B49.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Snyder Av B49
    210 feet
    B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bedford Ave & Albemarle Rd 21 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    970 feet
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue 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.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
40
Police precinct
67 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Erasmus
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 11 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Albemarle Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of Albemarle Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311501 and 312466.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Federal and Victorian Gothic, one each, and built between 1786 and 1875.

  1. Flatbush Town Hall Designated landmark
    530 feet
  2. Erasmus Hall Academy Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 20 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Norma Adams Clemons Academy School
    480 feet
  2. M.S. 246 Walt Whitman School
    790 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School Ditmas Park Middle School
    790 feet
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  1. Success Academy Charter School - Flatbush School
    840 feet
  2. Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration: a College Board School
    970 feet
  3. Academy of Hospitality and Tourism School
    970 feet
  4. High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus School
    970 feet
  5. High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus School
    970 feet
  6. Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus School
    970 feet
  7. P.S. 399 Stanley Eugene Clark School
    1,120 feet
  8. Brooklyn's Brightest Starz Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lott Park
    460 feet
  2. Rogers/Tilden/Veronica Place Garden
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Kings Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. The Universal Church House of worship
    560 feet
  2. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    900 feet
  3. Goshen Temple 7 Day Adventists Church House of worship
    970 feet
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  1. Salem Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  2. Faith Assemblies of God Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 261 East 21st Street Older adult center
    1,060 feet
  2. Flatbush Post Office Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    950 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Albemarle Road or Bedford Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.