Bedford Avenue & Snyder Avenue

Bedford Avenue and Snyder Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Norma Adams Clemons Academy is 200 feet away, and High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 20 of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Bedford Av/Snyder Av · B49
Within a walk
33 places
20 religious buildings, 10 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & Snyder Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transitions” (2001) by Louis Delsarte at the Church Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Snyder Av, 100 feet away, for the B49.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Snyder Av B49
    100 feet
    B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bedford Ave & Albemarle Rd 21 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    690 feet
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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 14
City Council district
40
Police precinct
67 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Erasmus
Elevation
46 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 11 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

North side of Snyder Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of Snyder Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 302838.

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1786 and 1906.

  1. Flatbush Town Hall Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. Erasmus Hall Academy Designated landmark
    590 feet
  3. Flatbush District No. 1 School Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 20 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Norma Adams Clemons Academy School
    200 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Flatbush School
    560 feet
  3. Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration: a College Board School
    690 feet
Show all 10
  1. Academy of Hospitality and Tourism School
    690 feet
  2. High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus School · landmark
    690 feet
  3. High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus School · landmark
    690 feet
  4. Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus School · landmark
    690 feet
  5. M.S. 246 Walt Whitman School
    790 feet
  6. Success Academy Charter School Ditmas Park Middle School
    790 feet
  7. P.S. 399 Stanley Eugene Clark School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lott Park
    580 feet

Houses of worship

  1. The Universal Church House of worship
    280 feet
  2. Goshen Temple 7 Day Adventists Church House of worship
    690 feet
  3. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    760 feet
Show all 6
  1. Faith Assemblies of God Church House of worship
    880 feet
  2. Holy Cross RC Church House of worship
    1,110 feet
  3. Salem Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Flatbush Post Office Listed historic place
    790 feet
  2. Older adult center at 261 East 21st Street Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    690 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,250 feet
  2. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Snyder Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.