Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Bedford Avenue

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Bedford Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Penn Triangle is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 64 public places, 39 of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Bedford Av/Hewes St · B44, B44 SBS
Within a walk
64 places
39 religious buildings, 10 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Bedford Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Hewes St J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Hewes St, 200 feet away, for the B44 and B44 SBS.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Hewes St B44, B44 SBS
    200 feet
    B44 B44 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …
  2. B44 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Taylor St & Bedford Ave 23 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 687 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.7 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Williamsburg

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 64 public places.

  • 39 religious buildings
  • 10 day care or pre-K sites
  • 10 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. United Talmudical Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    150 feet
  2. Beth Chana School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    250 feet
  3. Uta 590 School
    320 feet
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  1. Bais Ruchel Dsatmar School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    310 feet
  2. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    360 feet
  3. Yeshiva Early Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    490 feet
  4. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Pre-K
    490 feet
  5. United Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  6. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  7. Central Uta Boys Division School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,040 feet
  8. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,080 feet
  9. Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Boys School
    1,120 feet
  10. Uta 128 School
    1,150 feet
  11. Yeshiva Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School
    1,170 feet
  12. Beth Rachel School-Girls-720 School
    1,170 feet
  13. Yeshiva Beth Hillel of Williamsburg School
    1,250 feet
  14. Williamsburg Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,280 feet
  15. KHHD Yoel of Satmar BP School
    1,310 feet
  16. P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly School
    1,310 feet
  17. Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School NYC School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Penn Triangle Playground
    890 feet
  2. Roebling Playground
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Independence Towers Community Center
    1,230 feet
  2. Older adult center at 114 Taylor Street Older adult center
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 211/Ladder 119 Fire station
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Central Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.