Bedford Avenue & Stephens Court

Bedford Avenue and Stephens Court meet at a three-way junction in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Kids Preparatory School is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Newkirk Av-Little Haiti, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1934, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Newkirk Av-Little Haiti
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Flatbush Av/Foster Av · B41, B103, BM2
Within a walk
18 places
7 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Bedford Avenue & Stephens Court Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Newkirk Av-Little Haiti, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Newkirk Av-Little Haiti 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Foster Av, 280 feet away, for the B41, B103 and BM2.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flatbush Av/Foster Av B41, B103, BM2
    280 feet
    B41 B103 BM2

Next buses at this stop

  1. B41 …
  2. B103 …
  3. BM2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bedford Ave & Beverley Rd 24 docks in all
    0.4 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1261 Flatbush Avenue Gas station
    170 feet
  2. 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
45
Police precinct
67 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatbush
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1934.

Since 2014 at least 64 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Landmarks and historic districts

Twelve buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built between 1909 and 1912.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. New Generation Elementary School
    290 feet
  2. New Generation Learning Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    310 feet
  3. The Reggio Emilia Montessori Center Pre-K
    330 feet
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  1. Brooklyn Kids Preparatory School
    1,210 feet
  2. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  3. Cortelyou Early Childhood Center School
    1,250 feet
  4. Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet
  5. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. Ditmas Park Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Flatbush YMCA Recreation center
    1,180 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1401 Flatbush Avenue Older adult center
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. The Meat Place Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Stephens Court.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.