Bedford Avenue & Penn Street

Bedford Avenue and Penn Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Public School 71K stands 600 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 57 public places, 26 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
Bedford Av/Hewes St · B44, B44 SBS
Within a walk
57 places
26 religious buildings, 13 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & Penn Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.5 miles
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Hewes St J, M
    0.5 miles
    J M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Hewes St, 430 feet away, for the B44 and B44 SBS.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Hewes St B44, B44 SBS
    430 feet
    B44 B44 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …
  2. B44 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wallabout St & Kent Ave 23 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 560 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 711 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 260 South 4th Street Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.7 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
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

West side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

North side of Penn Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Penn Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Second Empire, and built between 1888 and 1889.

  1. Public School 71K Designated landmark
    600 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 public places.

  • 26 religious buildings
  • 13 day care or pre-K sites
  • 13 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Pre-K
    120 feet
  2. Yeshiva Early Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    130 feet
  3. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    400 feet
Show all 26
  1. Beth Chana School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    370 feet
  2. Uta 128 School
    530 feet
  3. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    560 feet
  4. Williamsburg Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    670 feet
  5. KHHD Yoel of Satmar BP School
    700 feet
  6. Central Uta Boys Division School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    700 feet
  7. United Talmudical Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    760 feet
  8. Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Boys School
    780 feet
  9. Mosdos Chasidei Square School
    800 feet
  10. TT Skver Williamsburg School
    800 feet
  11. Uta 125 School
    870 feet
  12. Bais Ruchel Dsatmar School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    920 feet
  13. Uta 590 School
    940 feet
  14. Beth Chana DC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
  15. Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
  16. Yeshiva Yesodah Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,010 feet
  17. Omni Childhood Center - Heyward School
    1,060 feet
  18. Beth Chana School
    1,130 feet
  19. Cong Yeshuos Moshe of Williamsburg School
    1,150 feet
  20. Darkei Tshivo of Dinov School
    1,150 feet
  21. Talmud Torah Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    1,150 feet
  22. United Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet
  23. Child care center at 77-87 Wallabout Street School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Penn Triangle Playground
    690 feet
  2. Classon Playground
    1,170 feet
  3. Sarah J.S. Tompkins Garnet Playground
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice
    820 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 125 Heyward Street Older adult center
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    500 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

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