Bergen Street & Howard Avenue

Bergen Street and Howard Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Farmers Garden is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, Ralph Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ralph Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
Ralph Av/Bergen St · B47
Within a walk
25 places
15 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bergen Street & Howard Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ralph Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Ralph Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Bergen St, 750 feet away, for the B47.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ralph Av/Bergen St B47
    750 feet
    B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bergen Street and Howard Avenue.

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Prospect Pl & Howard Ave 19 docks in all
    700 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1998 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11233
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ocean Hill
Elevation
105 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 238 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bergen Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Bergen Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Howard Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Howard Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School
    620 feet
  2. Ronald Edmonds Learning Center II School
    620 feet
  3. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Shirley Chisholm Day Care Center #1 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. South Pacific Playground
    330 feet
  2. Farmers Garden
    330 feet
  3. Weeksville Playground
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. Tehuti Ma’at Community Garden
    950 feet
  2. Preston Community Garden
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Ararat Baptist Church House of worship
    460 feet
  2. St Marks Church of Christ House of worship
    830 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 227 Fire station
    730 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bergen Street or Howard Avenue.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.