Bedford Avenue & Shore Parkway
Bedford Avenue and Shore Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The installation “Design Team Project” is under 10 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Shore Pkwy/Bedford Av, is 120 feet away for the B4, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks, and five places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Shore Pkwy/Bedford Av, 120 feet away, for the B4.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Shore Pkwy/Bedford Av B4120 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Bedford Avenue
- Ambulettes and Access-A-Ride only 2 signs AMBULETTE & ACCESS-A-RIDE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
North side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Sheepshead Bay Fishing Piers.
- Design Team Project Installation by Scott Burton, 1994under 10 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Aspiring Minds DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sheepshead Bay Piers Park470 feet
- Tucker Place Park1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- Cherry Hill Gourmet Supermarket0.3 miles
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Belt Parkway & Bedford Avenue 100 feet
- Shore Parkway & East 26th Street 270 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Emmons Avenue 390 feet
- East 23rd Street & Emmons Avenue 490 feet
- Shore Parkway & East 23rd Street 520 feet
- East 26th Street & Emmons Avenue 660 feet
- Shore Parkway & Dooley Street 690 feet
- Emmons Avenue & Dooley Street 740 feet
See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Shore Parkway.