Decatur Street & Tompkins Avenue
Decatur Street and Tompkins Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. First AME Zion Methodist Church is 230 feet away, and Hancock Community Backyard Garden Park is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingston-Throop Avs, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kingston-Throop Avs, 720 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Kingston-Throop Avs C720 feetC
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- C …
Outbound
1 line- C …
Also within a walk
- Nostrand Av A, C0.4 milesA C
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Tompkins Av/Fulton St, 60 feet away, for the B43.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Tompkins Av/Fulton St B43 · Shelter60 feetB43
Next buses at this stop
- B43 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Halsey St & Tompkins Ave 21 docks in all880 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1381 Atlantic Avenue Gas station960 feet
- 145 Brooklyn Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 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 December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, July 2026
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11216
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 36
- Police precinct
- 79
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
- Elevation
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 52 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American elm and the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Decatur Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Decatur Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Tompkins Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 120 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French neo-Grec and neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1884 and 1889.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 gardens
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 6 other places
Schools and child care
- Coll of New Rochelle Brooklyn Campus College830 feet
- Honablue Institute of Audio Engineer Trade or language school830 feet
- Magic Moments Brooklyn Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,070 feet
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- Cm'S First Step Training Ctr Trade or language school1,080 feet
- P.S. K140 School1,210 feet
- Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School NYC School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Potomac Playground590 feet
- St. Andrew's Playground880 feet
- Hancock Community Backyard Garden Park Garden1,050 feet
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- Her-King Alagantic Community Garden1,150 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Marcy Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,010 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Stuyvesant Heights Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place1,140 feet
Houses of worship
- First AME Zion Methodist Church Landmark230 feet
- Stuyvesant Heights Christian Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K · landmark350 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 54 Macdonough Street Older adult center300 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch530 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch950 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket460 feet
- Met Fresh Supermarket1,050 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 18 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fulton Street & Tompkins Avenue 100 feet
- MacDonough Street & Tompkins Avenue 270 feet
- Fulton Street & Brooklyn Avenue 300 feet
- Macon Street & Tompkins Avenue 540 feet
- Brooklyn Avenue & Herkimer Street 570 feet
- Fulton Street & Kingston Avenue 670 feet
- Decatur Street & Throop Avenue 800 feet
- Halsey Street & Tompkins Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along Decatur Street or Tompkins Avenue.