Bedford Avenue & Avenue N
Bedford Avenue and Avenue N meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Derech Emunah Viener is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ocean Av/Avenue N, is 0.3 miles away for the B49 and BM3, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings. About 400 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 Ocean Av/Avenue N, 0.3 miles away, for the B49 and BM3.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue N B49, BM3 · Shelter0.3 milesB49 BM3
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
- BM3 …
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, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue N
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue N
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 hospital
Health care
- Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Derech Emunah Viener House of worship710 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 N & East 24th Street 270 feet
- Avenue N & East 26th Street 270 feet
- Avenue N & East 23rd Street 530 feet
- Avenue N & East 27th Street 530 feet
- Avenue N & East 22nd Street 790 feet
- Avenue N & East 28th Street 790 feet
- East 22nd Street & Olean Street 840 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue M 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue N or Bedford Avenue.