Bedford Avenue & Morton Street
Bedford Avenue and Morton Street meet at a three-way junction in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The bas-relief “Harold W. Cohn” is 140 feet away, and Independence Towers Community Center is 830 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 30 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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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, 540 feet away, for the B62.
- 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Division Av/Berry St B62540 feetB62
Next buses at this stop
- B62 …
Cycling
- 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 all580 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 countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2019.
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)
- South Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 47 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and September 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Morton Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Morton Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
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, 1991140 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.
- 7 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 5 playgrounds
- 5 schools
- 2 community centers
- 6 other places
Schools and child care
- Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of Williamsburg Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K560 feet
- Bais Yakov Dkhal Adas Yereim HS School580 feet
- Little Giants Child Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5820 feet
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- Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel School900 feet
- P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly School950 feet
- Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School NYC School950 feet
- Beikvei Hatzoin School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,060 feet
- Be'Ikvei Hatzoin School1,170 feet
- Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,210 feet
- Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cohn Triangle80 feet
- Bedford Playground230 feet
- La Casita Verde Community Garden230 feet
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- Roebling Playground690 feet
- Epiphany Playground720 feet
- Roberto Clemente Ballfield Park940 feet
- Sobel Playground950 feet
- Jacob's Ladder Playground1,240 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- New England Congregational Church and Rectory Listed historic place1,160 feet
Community centers and public services
- Independence Towers Community Center830 feet
- Older adult center at 114 Taylor Street Older adult center830 feet
- Taylor-Wythe Community Center1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Central Market Supermarket730 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bedford Avenue & Division Avenue 190 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Clymer Street 280 feet
- Bedford Avenue & South 10th Street 350 feet
- Berry Street & Division Avenue 510 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Taylor Street 550 feet
- Berry Street & South 11th Street 600 feet
- Bedford Avenue & South 9th Street 610 feet
- Driggs Avenue & Division Avenue 650 feet
See every intersection along Bedford Avenue.