Bedford Avenue & Broadway at South 6th Street

Bedford Avenue, Broadway and South 6th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. George B. Post Plaza is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 56 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
15 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Bedford Av/Broadway · B62
Within a walk
18 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & Broadway at South 6th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.3 miles
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Broadway, 130 feet away, for the B62.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Broadway B62
    130 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 79 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Berry St 34 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 96 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 329235 and 333155.

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Second Empire, and built between 1868 and 1906.

  1. Kings County Savings Bank Designated landmark
    100 feet
  2. Smith, Gray & Company Building Designated landmark
    270 feet
  3. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    380 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nachas Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
  2. C'E Montessori School
    910 feet
  3. Kinder Prep Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  2. Campus Education Trade or language school
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bedford Playground
    690 feet
  2. Berry Playground
    890 feet
  3. La Casita Verde Community Garden
    960 feet
Show all 7
  1. Continental Army Plaza
    1,050 feet
  2. Epiphany Playground
    1,100 feet
  3. Cohn Triangle
    1,140 feet
  4. Berry Street Garden
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    40 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New England Congregational Church and Rectory Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    890 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Central Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 56 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue, Broadway or South 6th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.