Bedford Avenue & Avenue V
Bedford Avenue and Avenue V meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nachlath Zion Jewish Center is 480 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/Bedford Av, is 870 feet away for the B3, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/Bedford Av, 870 feet away, for the B3.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/Bedford Av B3870 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2017
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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue V
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb School800 feet
- Brooklyn Star Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,070 feet
- Blue's Clue's DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Galapo Playground50 feet
Houses of worship
- Nachlath Zion Jewish Center House of worship480 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 11 food stores.
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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bedford Avenue & Gravesend Neck Road 230 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue V 270 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue V 270 feet
- East 24th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 400 feet
- East 26th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 510 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue V 530 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue V 530 feet
- East 23rd Street & Gravesend Neck Road 570 feet
See every intersection along Avenue V or Bedford Avenue.