Bedford Avenue & South 9th Street

Bedford Avenue and South 9th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bedford Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
Broadway/Bedford Av · B32, Q59
Within a walk
21 places
5 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & South 9th 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 seven 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 Broadway/Bedford Av, 650 feet away, for the B32 and Q59.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Bedford Av B32, Q59
    650 feet
    B32 Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bedford Ave & S 9 St 23 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 687 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    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 five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-6PM FRIDAY 8AM-1PM

North side of South 9th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of South 9th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

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 1852 and 1892.

  1. Long Island Business College Designated landmark
    470 feet
  2. New England Congregational Church Designated landmark
    660 feet
  3. Kings County Savings Bank Designated landmark
    710 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Cohn Square.

  1. Harold W. Cohn Bas-relief by Stanislaw Lutostanski, 1991
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 public spaces
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of Williamsburg Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  2. Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel School
    1,070 feet
  3. Bais Yakov Dkhal Adas Yereim HS School
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Brooklyn Global Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bedford Playground
    40 feet
  2. La Casita Verde Community Garden
    310 feet
  3. Epiphany Playground
    450 feet
Show all 7
  1. Cohn Triangle
    490 feet
  2. Sobel Playground
    1,070 feet
  3. Roebling Playground
    1,300 feet
  4. Roberto Clemente Ballfield Park
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    660 feet
  2. Public space at 420 Kent Avenue Public space
    1,240 feet
  3. Public space at Schaefer Landing Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Listed historic place
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williams Plaza Community Center
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Central Market Supermarket
    1,100 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or South 9th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.