Bedford Avenue & Avenue R
Bedford Avenue and Avenue R meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshivat Kinyan Torah is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue R/Bedford Av, is 50 feet away for the B2 and B31, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue R/Bedford Av, 50 feet away, for the B2 and B31.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue R/Bedford Av B2, B3150 feetB2 B31
Next buses at this stop
- B2 …
- B31 …
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 miles by car along the streets.
- 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 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.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Alaphim Preschool, ages 2 to 5740 feet
- Yeshivat Kinyan Torah School770 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here 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:
- East 26th Street & Avenue R 270 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue R 270 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue R 530 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue R 530 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue R 790 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue R 790 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue S 860 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Quentin Road 910 feet
See every intersection along Avenue R or Bedford Avenue.