Bedford Avenue & Parkside Avenue
Bedford Avenue and Parkside Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Melrose Parkside Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Achievement First Voyager Charter School is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkside Av, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 21 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Parkside Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Parkside Av Q0.3 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Winthrop St 2, 50.3 miles2 5
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brighton Clay Re-Leaf Nos. 1-4” (1994) by Susan Tunick at the Parkside Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Parkside Av/Bedford Av, 50 feet away, for the B12.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parkside Av/Bedford Av B1250 feetB12
Next buses at this stop
- B12 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Bedford Ave & Lenox Rd 20 docks in all750 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 625 Rogers Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1,080 feet
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 6 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11226
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 40
- Police precinct
- 71
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Erasmus
- Elevation
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1954.
Since 2014 at least 97 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 38 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and March 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bedford Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Bedford Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Parkside Avenue
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Parkside Avenue
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 311566.
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Melrose Parkside Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 39 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Neoclassical, and mostly built between 1909 and 1914.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5240 feet
- High Definition Kids Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K390 feet
- Achievement First Voyager Charter School790 feet
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- Hawthorne Corners Day Care Center Pre-K580 feet
- The David Foster Pre-School Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K660 feet
- Blue Petals Utmost Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5760 feet
- P.S. 092 Adrian Hegeman School790 feet
- City-Pro Group, Inc. - Bedford Ave School870 feet
- My Little Sprouts Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 51,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Winthrop Playground430 feet
Houses of worship
- Church of the Evangel Listed historic place520 feet
- Bethanie SDA French Church House of worship520 feet
- Bethany Gospel Chapel House of worship960 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket400 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy1,060 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 11 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Bedford Avenue & Clarkson Avenue 300 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Winthrop Street 310 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Hawthorne Street 580 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Lenox Road 770 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Fenimore Street 890 feet
- Parkside Avenue & Rogers Avenue 930 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Parkside Avenue 970 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Rutland Road 1,150 feet
See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Parkside Avenue.