Bedford Avenue & Voorhies Avenue
Bedford Avenue and Voorhies Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 708 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The installation “Design Team Project” is 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Shore Pkwy/Bedford Av, is 890 feet away for the B4, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Shore Pkwy/Bedford Av, 890 feet away, for the B4.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Shore Pkwy/Bedford Av B4890 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.
- 5 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 3010 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2022
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 708 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 975th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 514 more were issued.
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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and May 2019, 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
South side of Voorhies Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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, 1994760 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Aspiring Minds DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5740 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sheepshead Bay Piers Park1,230 feet
Houses of worship
- Emmanuel Epsicopal Church House of worship980 feet
- United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay House of worship1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Cherry Hill Gourmet Supermarket0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Nostrand Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 24th Street & Voorhies Avenue 270 feet
- East 26th Street & Voorhies Avenue 270 feet
- East 23rd Street & Voorhies Avenue 500 feet
- East 27th Street & Voorhies Avenue 530 feet
- Voorhies Avenue & Dooley Street 640 feet
- Belt Parkway & Bedford Avenue 660 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Shore Parkway 760 feet
- East 22nd Street & Voorhies Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Voorhies Avenue.