Bedford Avenue & Church Avenue

Bedford Avenue and Church Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 41 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Flatbush District No. 1 School, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 130 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat.

Safety record
31 hurt
41 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Church Av/Bedford Av · B35
Within a walk
29 places
13 religious buildings, 8 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & Church Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Church Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Church Av B, Q
    0.4 miles
    B Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transitions” (2001) by Louis Delsarte at the Church Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Church Av/Bedford Av, 50 feet away, for the B35.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Church Av/Bedford Av B35
    50 feet
    B35

Next buses at this stop

  1. B35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Caton Ave & Bedford Ave 22 docks in all
    720 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1,220 feet
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 41 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 31 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2015
  • Turn calming, February 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
40
Police precinct
67 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Erasmus
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,700 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 1926 and 1962.

Since 2014 at least 203 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and June 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Church Avenue (south side).

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

North side of Church Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 5PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303355 and 305958.

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1786 and 1906.

  1. Flatbush District No. 1 School Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. Erasmus Hall Academy Designated landmark
    570 feet
  3. Flatbush Town Hall Designated landmark
    600 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 libraries
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Norma Adams Clemons Academy School
    670 feet
  2. Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration: a College Board School
    700 feet
  3. Academy of Hospitality and Tourism School
    700 feet
Show all 10
  1. High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus School · landmark
    700 feet
  2. High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus School · landmark
    700 feet
  3. Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus School · landmark
    700 feet
  4. Blue Star of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  5. Lil Rockerz Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  6. Flatbush Ascend Charter School
    1,250 feet
  7. Success Academy Charter School - Flatbush School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lott Park
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Flatbush Library
    1,150 feet
  2. Flatbush Learning Center Library
    1,150 feet
  3. Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church Complex Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
Show all 4
  1. New York Congregational Home for the Aged Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Faith Assemblies of God Church House of worship
    210 feet
  2. Goshen Temple 7 Day Adventists Church House of worship
    230 feet
  3. The Universal Church House of worship
    420 feet
Show all 5
  1. Holy Cross RC Church House of worship
    720 feet
  2. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Flatbush Post Office Listed historic place
    170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    830 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    840 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    560 feet
  2. Target Store
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Church Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.