Bedford Avenue & Avenue K
Bedford Avenue and Avenue K meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 193 Gil Hodges is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue K/Bedford Av, is 80 feet away for the BM1 and BM4, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue K/Bedford Av, 80 feet away, for the BM1 and BM4.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue K/Bedford Av BM1, BM480 feetBM1 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- BM1 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 17 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue K
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Avenue K
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 3 schools
Schools and child care
- P.S. 193 Gil Hodges School910 feet
- Andries Hudde School1,290 feet
- I. S. 381 School1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Avenue K House of worship990 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and 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:
- Avenue K & East 24th Street 270 feet
- Avenue K & East 26th Street 270 feet
- Avenue K & East 23rd Street 530 feet
- Avenue K & East 27th Street 530 feet
- Avenue K & East 28th Street 790 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue K 790 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue J 880 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue L 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or Bedford Avenue.