Bedford Avenue & Emmons Avenue
Bedford Avenue and Emmons Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sheepshead Bay Piers is 80 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Emmons Av/Bedford Av, is 100 feet away for the BM3, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 15 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1964 and 1999, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Emmons Av/Bedford Av, 100 feet away, for the BM3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Emmons Av/Bedford Av BM3100 feetBM3
Next buses at this stop
- BM3 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Knapp Street & Emmons Avenue at Belt Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 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.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 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
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1964 and 1999.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Emmons Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Emmons Avenue
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 16 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Sheepshead Bay Fishing Piers.
- Design Team Project Installation by Scott Burton, 1994390 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sheepshead Bay Piers Park80 feet
- Tucker Place Park620 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Hill Gourmet Supermarket0.3 miles
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 23rd Street & Emmons Avenue 100 feet
- East 26th Street & Emmons Avenue 270 feet
- Emmons Avenue & Dooley Street 360 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Shore Parkway 390 feet
- Belt Parkway & Bedford Avenue 490 feet
- East 27th Street & Emmons Avenue 580 feet
- Shore Parkway & East 26th Street 660 feet
- East 28th Street & Emmons Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Emmons Avenue.