Bedford Avenue & North 9th Street

Bedford Avenue and North 9th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. McCarren Park is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 102 places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Av
450 feet · 2 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Bedford Av/N 9 St · B62
Within a walk
10 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & North 9th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 450 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av L
    450 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
    0.5 miles
    G
  2. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    0.5 miles
    G L

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 9 St, 110 feet away, for the B62.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/N 9 St B62
    110 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 99 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 14 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Driggs Ave & N 9 St 51 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 112 Richardson Street Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 134 North 4th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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 six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2019

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
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 32 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and July 2025, 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

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

North side of North 9th Street

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

South side of North 9th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 336766.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1896 and 1897.

  1. Hecla Iron Works Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    530 feet
  2. Bedford Stuy New Beginnings CHS School
    1,070 feet
  3. Chabad of North Brooklyn Pre-K
    1,160 feet
Show all 5
  1. KidCo Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet
  2. Unity Preparatory Upper Charter School of Brooklyn School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McCarren Park
    820 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 179 North 6th Street Older adult center
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    490 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Brooklyn Harvest Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 102 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or North 9th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.