Dekalb Avenue & Kent Avenue

Dekalb Avenue and Kent Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Lafayette development. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Classon Playground is 630 feet away, and Community Partnership Charter School is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Classon Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, five of them schools, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Classon Av
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
De Kalb Av/Franklin Av · B38
Within a walk
19 places
5 schools, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dekalb Avenue & Kent Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Classon Av, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Classon Av G
    1,040 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    0.3 miles
    G
  2. Clinton-Washington Avs G
    0.5 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is De Kalb Av/Franklin Av, 400 feet away, for the B38.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Dekalb Avenue.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1 mile 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
    0.6 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 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 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 27 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dekalb Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1889 and 1890.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Baybeehive Dekalb Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    550 feet
  2. Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School (Bcam) School
    660 feet
  3. Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service School
    660 feet
Show all 9
  1. Billy Martin Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  2. United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    840 feet
  3. Community Partnership Charter School
    920 feet
  4. P.S. 270 Johann Dekalb School
    920 feet
  5. Ohel Elozer School
    1,110 feet
  6. Little Sun People Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lafayette Gardens Playground
    390 feet
  2. Star Spangled Playground
    430 feet
  3. Classon Playground
    630 feet
Show all 7
  1. Myrtle Village Green Garden
    850 feet
  2. Spencer St Block Association Garden
    1,190 feet
  3. Whole Neighborhood Garden
    1,300 feet
  4. Greene Acres Community Garden
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Lafayette Community Center
    520 feet

Fire and police

  1. 88th Precinct Police station · landmark
    660 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    500 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 14 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

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