Bedford Avenue & Division Avenue
Bedford Avenue and Division Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Harold W. Cohn Memorial Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Cohn Triangle is 30 feet away, and Roebling Playground is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 3 lines at the nearest station
- Marcy Av J, M, Z0.4 milesJ M Z
Next trains at this station
Outbound
3 lines- J …
- M …
- Z …
Manhattan
3 lines- J …
- M …
- 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 Division Av/Berry St, 340 feet away, for the B62.
- 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Division Av/Berry St B62340 feetB62
Next buses at this stop
- B62 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Division Avenue.
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Bedford Ave & S 9 St 23 docks in all530 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 687 Kent Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11249
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 44 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Harold W. Cohn Memorial Square, a co-naming enacted on March 21, 1985 (Local Law 23 of 1985).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Harold W. Cohn Memorial Square.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 40 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Division Avenue
- Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Division Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Cohn Square.
- Harold W. Cohn Bas-relief by Stanislaw Lutostanski, 199170 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.
- 8 religious buildings
- 5 schools
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 playgrounds
- 2 parks
- 5 other places
Schools and child care
- Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of Williamsburg Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K370 feet
- Bais Yakov Dkhal Adas Yereim HS School770 feet
- Beikvei Hatzoin School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5860 feet
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- Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel School900 feet
- Be'Ikvei Hatzoin School970 feet
- Little Giants Child Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,020 feet
- P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly School1,150 feet
- Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School NYC School1,150 feet
- Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cohn Triangle30 feet
- Bedford Playground180 feet
- La Casita Verde Community Garden180 feet
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- Epiphany Playground660 feet
- Roberto Clemente Ballfield Park750 feet
- Roebling Playground890 feet
- Sobel Playground900 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,220 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- New England Congregational Church and Rectory Listed historic place1,110 feet
Community centers and public services
- Independence Towers Community Center1,020 feet
- Older adult center at 114 Taylor Street Older adult center1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- Central Market Supermarket540 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bedford Avenue & Morton Street 190 feet
- Bedford Avenue & South 10th Street 300 feet
- Berry Street & Division Avenue 310 feet
- Berry Street & South 11th Street 410 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Clymer Street 470 feet
- Bedford Avenue & South 9th Street 560 feet
- Driggs Avenue & Division Avenue 600 feet
- Berry Street & South 10th Street 670 feet
See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Division Avenue.