Bedford Avenue & Park Avenue
Bedford Avenue and Park Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 66 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, ten red-light camera tickets were recorded here. The Ladder 102 firehouse is 500 feet away, and Taaffe Playground is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bedford Av/Park Av, is 50 feet away for the B44, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, ten of them schools, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Park Av, 50 feet away, for the B44.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bedford Av/Park Av B4450 feetB44
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
Bedford Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 10am on weekdays.
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
Nearest bike-share station
- Franklin Ave & Myrtle Ave 27 docks in all1,270 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 75 Classon Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 66 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 39 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, June 2021
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2022
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 10 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 197th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 865 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 79
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2000 and 2014.
Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 46 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2024 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bedford Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
- No standing 12 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY SUNDAY-THURSDAY 10AM-6PM
West side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
North side of Park Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SUNDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-9PM FRIDAY 9AM-3PM
South side of Park Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.
- 10 schools
- 9 day care or pre-K sites
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Tickle Toes Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5380 feet
- Bnos Square of Williamsburg 2 School530 feet
- Ach Tov V'Chesed School · school-based preschool, ages 2 to 5690 feet
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- Hychel Hatorah School800 feet
- Yeshiva of Kasho School830 feet
- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Girls School940 feet
- Bnos Spinka Boys School960 feet
- Beth Chana DC Preschool, ages 2 to 51,020 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,020 feet
- Yeshiva Yesodah Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,020 feet
- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar Girls Annex School1,030 feet
- Central Uta School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,040 feet
- Talmud Torah Toshbar School-based preschool, ages 2 to 51,050 feet
- Beth Chana School1,070 feet
- Yeshiva Nachlas Tzvi D'Krula Preschool, ages 2 to 51,070 feet
- Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,110 feet
- Talmud Torah Tashbar School1,270 feet
- Bnei Shimon Yisroel of Sopron School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Taaffe Playground1,170 feet
Fire and police
- Ladder 102 Fire station500 feet
Supermarkets
- Chestnut Supermarket1,050 feet
- One Stop Kosher Supermarket0.4 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 19 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Park Avenue & Spencer Street 270 feet
- Park Avenue & Skillman Street 270 feet
- Park Avenue & Walworth Street 520 feet
- Park Avenue & Franklin Avenue 520 feet
- Park Avenue & Sandford Street 760 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Flushing Avenue 810 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Myrtle Avenue 810 feet
- Park Avenue & Kent Avenue 900 feet
See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Park Avenue.