Bergen Street & Schenectady Avenue

Bergen Street and Schenectady Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. International Christian Center is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, Utica Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Utica Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Bergen St/Schenectady Av · B15, B65
Within a walk
28 places
15 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bergen Street & Schenectady Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Utica Av A, C
    0.3 miles
    A C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
Outbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Crown Hts-Utica Av 3, 4
    0.4 miles
    3 4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Children's Cathedral” (1996) by Jimmy James Greene at the Utica Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bergen St/Schenectady Av, 60 feet away, for the B15 and B65.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bergen St/Schenectady Av B15, B65 · Shelter
    60 feet
    B15 B65
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …
  2. B65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bergen Street.

  • 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Schenectady Ave & Pacific St 21 docks in all
    620 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1802 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11213
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 8
City Council district
36
Police precinct
77
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Crown Heights (North)
Elevation
83 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 112 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bergen Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Bergen Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Schenectady Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Schenectady Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School
    910 feet
  2. P.S. 243k- the Weeksville School
    910 feet
  3. Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. Little Me Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. John's Park
    70 feet
  2. Imani Community Garden (Schenectady) Garden
    370 feet
  3. Eden’s Community Garden
    390 feet
Show all 7
  1. Imani II Community Garden
    480 feet
  2. Harmony Park
    940 feet
  3. Woods Playground
    1,120 feet
  4. St. John's Playground
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. International Christian Center House of worship
    420 feet
  2. Berean Baptist Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. St Johns Recreation Center
    800 feet

Fire and police

  1. 77th Precinct Police station
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    780 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: 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 Schenectady Avenue.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.