Bergen Street & Ralph Avenue

Bergen Street and Ralph Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Kingsborough development. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 227 firehouse is 110 feet away, and Sterling Community Group Garden is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Ralph Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ralph Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Ralph Av/Bergen St · B47
Within a walk
22 places
11 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bergen Street & Ralph Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ralph Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Ralph Av C
    0.3 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, 50 feet away, for the B47.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bergen Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. St Marks Ave & Ralph Ave 19 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1998 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    990 feet
  2. 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11233
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 8
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73 and 77 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ocean Hill
Elevation
100 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1950.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Kingsborough development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

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

North side of Bergen Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Bergen Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Ralph Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Ralph Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Shirley Chisholm Day Care Center #1 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tehuti Ma’at Community Garden
    370 feet
  2. South Pacific Playground
    510 feet
  3. Farmers Garden
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sterling Community Group Garden
    1,200 feet
  2. Preston Community Garden
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Weeksville Heritage Center Historic site · listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  2. Hunterfly Road Historic District Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marks Church of Christ House of worship
    170 feet
  2. Mount Ararat Baptist Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at Kingsborough Extension Older adult center
    780 feet
  2. Older adult center at 447 Kingsborough 4 Walk Older adult center
    850 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 227 Fire station
    110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,170 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 13 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bergen Street or Ralph 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.