Bedford Avenue & North 11th Street

Bedford Avenue and North 11th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them parks, and 82 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Av
970 feet · 4 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Bedford Av/N 11 St · B62
Within a walk
8 places
2 parks, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & North 11th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av L
    970 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Nassau Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “No Less Than Everything Comes Together” (2021) by Marcel Dzama at the Bedford Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/N 11 St, 100 feet away, for the B62.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/N 11 St B62
    100 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on North 11th Street.

  • 77 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 13 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. N 12 St & Bedford Ave 47 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 112 Richardson Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 33 Norman Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of North 11th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

South side of North 11th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1896 and 1921.

  1. Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Designated landmark
    580 feet
  2. Hecla Iron Works Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 garden
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. A-Tech High School
    970 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
  3. Bedford Stuy New Beginnings CHS School
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCarren Park
    300 feet
  2. Green Dome Garden
    840 feet
  3. Dog Run in McCarren Park Dog run
    860 feet
Show all 4
  1. Pvt. Sonsire Triangle
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 82 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or North 11th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.