Bedford Avenue & Greene Avenue

Bedford Avenue and Greene Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Greene Acres Community Garden is 650 feet away, and Greene Avenue United Neighbors Community Garden is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about two minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Bedford Avenue.

Safety record
10 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
550 feet · 2 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Bedford Av/Greene Av · B44
Within a walk
22 places
7 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & Greene Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    550 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Classon Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Greene Av, 120 feet away, for the B44.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Greene Av B44
    120 feet
    B44

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Bedford Avenue.

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Clifton Pl & Bedford Ave 23 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 895 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 540 Waverly Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2019

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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 37 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

North side of Greene Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Greene Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. MI Casita Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    230 feet
  2. Talmud Torah D'Nitra School
    670 feet
  3. Congregation Ki Tov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    700 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
  2. Bedford Academy High School
    960 feet
  3. Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  4. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park Garden
    280 feet
  2. Whole Neighborhood Garden
    640 feet
  3. Greene Acres Community Garden
    650 feet
Show all 7
  1. Jane Bailey Memorial Garden
    990 feet
  2. Greene Avenue United Neighbors Community Garden
    1,000 feet
  3. Lafayette Gardens Playground
    1,180 feet
  4. Cedar Tree Garden
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bedford YMCA Recreation center
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    990 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Greene 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.