Bedford Avenue & Avenue L
Bedford Avenue and Avenue L meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 193 Gil Hodges is 250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue L/Bedford Av, is 90 feet away for the B9, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, ten of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue L/Bedford Av, 90 feet away, for the B9.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue L/Bedford Av B990 feetB9
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
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, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2017
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
- 26 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 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 35 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 12 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, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 193 Gil Hodges School250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Andries Playground1,230 feet
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 L & East 24th Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 26th Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 27th Street 530 feet
- Avenue L & East 23rd Street 530 feet
- Avenue L & East 28th Street 790 feet
- Avenue L & East 22nd Street 790 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue K 880 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue M 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or Bedford Avenue.