Bedford Avenue & Quentin Road
Bedford Avenue and Quentin Road meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. James Madison High School is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about ten minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Kings Hwy B, Q0.5 milesB Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- B …
- Q …
Southbound
2 lines- B …
- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kings Highway Hieroglyphs” (1987) by Rhoda Andors at the Kings Hwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Quentin Rd/Bedford Av, 60 feet away, for the B100.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Quentin Rd/Bedford Av B10060 feetB100
Next buses at this stop
- B100 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 7 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bedford Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
North side of Quentin Road
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Quentin Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- James Madison High School420 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead Listed historic place1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Domino Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner: 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:
- East 24th Street & Quentin Road 270 feet
- East 26th Street & Quentin Road 270 feet
- East 23rd Street & Quentin Road 530 feet
- East 27th Street & Quentin Road 530 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue P 790 feet
- East 22nd Street & Quentin Road 790 feet
- East 28th Street & Quentin Road 790 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue R 910 feet
See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Quentin Road.