Bedford Avenue & Fulton Street

Bedford Avenue and Fulton Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 72 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Pilgrim Holiness Church is 550 feet away, and Walt L. Shamel Community Garden is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Nostrand Av, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 51 places to eat.

Safety record
45 hurt
72 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nostrand Av
70 feet · 1 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Fulton St/Bedford Av · B25, B49
Within a walk
22 places
10 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & Fulton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nostrand Av, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nostrand Av A, C
    70 feet
    A C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
Outbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Franklin Av C, S
    700 feet
    C S

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Bedford Av, 120 feet away, for the B25 and B49.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St/Bedford Av B25, B49 · Shelter
    120 feet
    B25 B49
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …
  2. B49 …

Live arrivals

Bedford Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Bedford Avenue.

  • 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Brevoort Pl & Bedford Ave 24 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1285 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 540 Waverly Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 72 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 44 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 14 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2016
  • Turn calming, December 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11216
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
79
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Elevation
65 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 86 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and March 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 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Bedford Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Fulton Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Fulton Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301553, 311051 and 328435.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 126 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1880 and 1886.

  1. 23rd Regiment Armory Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 libraries
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Careskills Training School Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  2. P.S. 003 the Bedford Village School
    1,050 feet
  3. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Clinton Hill Middle School
    1,070 feet
Show all 5
  1. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 13 School
    1,070 feet
  2. Magic Moments Academy Preschool & Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. John Hancock Playground
    590 feet
  2. United Herkimer Garden Club Garden
    1,060 feet
  3. Westbrook Memorial Garden
    1,170 feet
Show all 4
  1. Walt L. Shamel Community Garden
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bedford Library
    1,030 feet
  2. Bedford Library Learning Center Library
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Redemption Church of Christ House of worship
    220 feet
  2. Pilgrim Holiness Church House of worship
    550 feet
  3. South Brooklyn Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. Friendship Baptist Church Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  2. St Bartholemew Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Breevort Post Office
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    990 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    1,160 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    940 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,170 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Fulton Street.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.