Bedford Avenue & Avenue O
Bedford Avenue and Avenue O meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 997 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Congregation Derech Emunah Viener is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Bedford Av, is 450 feet away for the B7 and B82, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Bedford Av, 450 feet away, for the B7 and B82.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Bedford Av B7, B82450 feetB7 B82
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
- B82 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station1,310 feet
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2017
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 997 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 766th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 443 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1937.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue O
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-6PM ALL DAYS
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue O
- Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
- Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
East side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Bright Smiles Childcare Pre-K860 feet
- P.S. 197 - the Kings Highway Academy School1,090 feet
Health care
- Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital290 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Derech Emunah Viener House of worship900 feet
- Kingsway Jewish Center Listed historic place1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Domino Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 26th Street & Avenue O 270 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue O 270 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Kings Highway 360 feet
- East 24th Street & Olean Street 510 feet
- Kings Highway & East 27th Street 530 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue O 530 feet
- Kings Highway & East 26th Street 680 feet
- East 23rd Street & Bay Avenue 700 feet
See every intersection along Avenue O or Bedford Avenue.