Bedford Avenue & Avenue M
Bedford Avenue and Avenue M meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Our Lady Help of Christians RC Church is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave M, is about ten minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, six of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave M, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Ave M Q0.5 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hare Apparent” (2011) by Rita MacDonald at the Ave M station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue L/Bedford Av, 950 feet away, for the B9.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue L/Bedford Av B9950 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 Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 2.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 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
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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
- 44 and 45 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- 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 1915 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue M
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 193 Gil Hodges School1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady Help of Christians RC Church House of worship910 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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:
- Avenue M & East 26th Street 270 feet
- Avenue M & East 24th Street 270 feet
- Avenue M & East 27th Street 530 feet
- Avenue M & East 23rd Street 530 feet
- Avenue M & East 28th Street 790 feet
- Avenue M & East 22nd Street 790 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue N 880 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue L 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or Bedford Avenue.