Bedford Avenue & North 12th Street

Bedford Avenue and North 12th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. McCarren Park is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and 61 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Av
1,230 feet · 5 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Bedford Av/N 11 St · B62
Within a walk
6 places
2 parks, 1 dog run and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & North 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av L
    1,230 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
    0.3 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, 180 feet away, for the B62.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on North 12th Street.

  • 83 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 21 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 176 McGuinness Boulevard 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
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

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

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
12 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 143 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American beech.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of North 12th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

South side of North 12th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

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
    550 feet
  2. Hecla Iron Works Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 garden
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. A-Tech High School
    710 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCarren Park
    40 feet
  2. Green Dome Garden
    580 feet
  3. Dog Run in McCarren Park Dog run
    600 feet
Show all 4
  1. Pvt. Sonsire Triangle
    1,020 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or North 12th 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.