Dekalb Avenue & Franklin Avenue

Dekalb Avenue and Franklin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Lafayette development. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Star Spangled Playground is 270 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, six of them schools, and 27 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
22 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
1,060 feet · 4 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
De Kalb Av/Franklin Av · B38
Within a walk
23 places
6 schools, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dekalb Avenue & Franklin Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    1,060 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Classon Av G
    0.3 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is De Kalb Av/Franklin Av, 40 feet away, for the B38.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Franklin Av B38
    40 feet
    B38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Dekalb Avenue and Franklin Avenue.

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lafayette Ave & Franklin Ave 27 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 184 Classon Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 325 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2022
  • Turn calming, February 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11205
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
33 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
79
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Elevation
54 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Since 2014 at least 66 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dekalb Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

South side of Dekalb Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303564 and 308339.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 6 schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Baybeehive Dekalb Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    180 feet
  2. United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    480 feet
  3. Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School (Bcam) School
    1,020 feet
Show all 11
  1. Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service School
    1,020 feet
  2. Billy Martin Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  3. Talmud Torah D'Nitra School
    1,100 feet
  4. Congregation Ki Tov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,220 feet
  5. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  6. Hamaspik School (The) School
    1,290 feet
  7. Community Partnership Charter School
    1,290 feet
  8. P.S. 270 Johann Dekalb School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lafayette Gardens Playground
    200 feet
  2. Star Spangled Playground
    270 feet
  3. Spencer St Block Association Garden
    820 feet
Show all 8
  1. Whole Neighborhood Garden
    930 feet
  2. Greene Acres Community Garden
    940 feet
  3. Classon Playground
    1,000 feet
  4. Target Brooklyn (Bedford Avenue Block Association) Garden
    1,000 feet
  5. Myrtle Village Green Garden
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Lafayette Community Center
    890 feet

Fire and police

  1. 88th Precinct Police station
    1,020 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    900 feet
  3. Chestnut Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    770 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue or Franklin 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.