Bergen Street & 4th Avenue

Bergen Street and 4th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Exploratory School is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, is about two minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 67 places to eat. About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr
580 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Dean St/4 Av · B65
Within a walk
20 places
8 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bergen Street & 4th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 9 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    580 feet
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
9 lines
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Outbound
4 lines
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Southbound
5 lines
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Also within a walk

  1. Bergen St 2, 3
    1,300 feet
    2 3
  2. Fulton St G
    0.4 miles
    G

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hook (Archean Reach), Line (Sea House), and Sinker (Mined Swell),” (2004) by George Trakas (in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Dean St/4 Av, 310 feet away, for the B65.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Dean St/4 Av B65
    310 feet
    B65

Next buses at this stop

  1. B65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bergen Street.

  • 69 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bergen St & 4 Ave 34 docks in all
    80 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    880 feet
  2. 613 Baltic Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    980 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33 and 39 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
78 and 84 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Elevation
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 80 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Bergen Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309352 and 332027.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Le Paradis des Anges Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    610 feet
  2. Brooklyn High School of the Arts School
    820 feet
  3. The Exploratory School
    820 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 133 William A. Butler School
    960 feet
  2. Masters Refrigeration Learning Cntr Trade or language school
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Warren-St.Marks Community Garden
    570 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bears/Pacific Street Garden
    1,070 feet
  3. All is Well Community Garden - Wyckoff Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Pacific Library
    550 feet
  2. Atlantic Avenue Control House Listed historic place
    890 feet
  3. Atlantic Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Beth El Baptist Church House of worship
    1,120 feet
  2. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Plaza Post Office
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,110 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    1,080 feet
  2. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 67 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or Bergen 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.