Bedford Avenue & Herkimer Street

Bedford Avenue and Herkimer Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. South Brooklyn Seventh Day Adventist Church is 600 feet away, and United Herkimer Garden Club is 860 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 19 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 42 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nostrand Av
220 feet · 1 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Bedford Av/Atlantic Av · B49
Within a walk
19 places
11 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & Herkimer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nostrand Av, 220 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
    220 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
    1,000 feet
    C S

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Atlantic Av, 280 feet away, for the B49.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Atlantic Av B49
    280 feet
    B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. 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.

  • 37 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
    220 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.7 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
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
69 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 182 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • Ambulances and ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULANCE AMBULETTE ONLY 6AM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Herkimer Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

South side of Herkimer Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309777 and 337521.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 62 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1878 and 1886.

  1. 23rd Regiment Armory Designated landmark
    530 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 1 monument or memorial
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. United Herkimer Garden Club Garden
    860 feet
  2. Westbrook Memorial Garden
    880 feet
  3. John Hancock Playground
    890 feet
Show all 5
  1. Walt L. Shamel Community Garden
    950 feet
  2. Grant Gore Park
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ulysses S Grant Statue Monument or memorial
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Redemption Church of Christ House of worship
    520 feet
  2. South Brooklyn Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship
    600 feet
  3. St Bartholemew Episcopal Church Landmark · listed historic place
    730 feet
Show all 6
  1. Pilgrim Holiness Church House of worship
    850 feet
  2. Friendship Baptist Church Listed historic place
    900 feet
  3. Washington Temple Church God House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Breevort Post Office
    950 feet
  2. Older adult center at 19 Rogers Avenue Older adult center
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,240 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Herkimer Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.