Bedford Avenue & South 5th Street

Bedford Avenue and South 5th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Williamsburgh Savings Bank, one of six Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 420 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 66 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along South 5th Street.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Bedford Av/Broadway · B62
Within a walk
19 places
7 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & South 5th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.3 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 …

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/Broadway, 200 feet away, for the B62.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Broadway B62
    200 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on South 5th Street.

  • 93 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 9 of them on-street corrals
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 3 St & Bedford Ave 25 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 134 North 4th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

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
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 84 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of South 5th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South 5th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Second Empire, and built between 1868 and 1906.

  1. Kings County Savings Bank Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    420 feet
  3. Smith, Gray & Company Building Designated landmark
    440 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. C'E Montessori School
    620 feet
  2. Nuestros Ninos Day Care Center III Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  3. Nachas Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Kinder Prep Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Berry Playground
    590 feet
  2. Continental Army Plaza
    770 feet
  3. Bedford Playground
    990 feet
Show all 5
  1. Berry Street Garden
    990 feet
  2. La Casita Verde Community Garden
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    340 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainiane Landmark
    640 feet
  2. First Spanish Presbyterian Church House of worship
    770 feet
  3. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 201 South 4th Street Older adult center
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 221/Ladder 104 Fire station
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Central Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 66 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or South 5th Street.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.