Bergen Street & Underhill Avenue

Bergen Street and Underhill Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Public School 9 the Sarah Smith Garnet School is 280 feet away, and St Josephs RC Church is 750 feet away. The nearest subway, Clinton-Washington Avs, is about six minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 47 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Clinton-Washington Avs
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Bergen St/Washington Av · B65
Within a walk
26 places
14 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bergen Street & Underhill Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Clinton-Washington Avs, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Clinton-Washington Avs 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 Bergen St/Washington Av, 300 feet away, for the B65.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bergen St/Washington Av B65 · Shelter
    300 feet
    B65
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Bergen Street and Underhill Avenue.

  • 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Underhill Ave & Pacific St 27 docks in all
    640 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 506 Grand Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 316 St Marks Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1,120 feet
  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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 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
11238
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 8
City Council district
35
Police precinct
77
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Prospect Heights
Elevation
101 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 49 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2022 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bergen Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Bergen Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Underhill Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Underhill Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 66 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1882 and 1896.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Lowry Triangle.

  1. Reverend Benjamin J. Lowry Bust by Robert W. Pugh, 1982
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Public School 9 the Sarah Smith Garnet School
    280 feet
  2. P.S. 009 Teunis G. Bergen Pre-K
    280 feet
  3. ABR Prospect Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    850 feet
Show all 7
  1. Aozora Community Foundation Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  2. Luria Academy of Brooklyn School
    1,040 feet
  3. Gotham Professional Arts Academy School
    1,170 feet
  4. Sunny Skies Prospect Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lowry Triangle
    630 feet
  2. James Forten Playground
    710 feet
  3. Prospect Heights Community Farm Garden
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. St. Mark's Avenue / Prospect Heights Community Garden
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Underhill Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    710 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Josephs RC Church House of worship
    750 feet
  2. Epiphany RC Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bergen Street or Underhill 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.