Dekalb Avenue & Spencer Street

Dekalb Avenue and Spencer Street meet at a five-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Spencer St Block Association is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about three minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
800 feet · 3 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Bedford Av/De Kalb Av · B44
Within a walk
22 places
6 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dekalb Avenue & Spencer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    800 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
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/De Kalb Av, 370 feet away, for the B44.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/De Kalb Av B44
    370 feet
    B44

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Dekalb Avenue.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kosciuszko St & Nostrand Ave 23 docks in all
    1,080 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 895 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    1,190 feet
  2. 325 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
42 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 46 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

South side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Spencer Court

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 1PM-2:30PM

West side of Spencer Court

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 1PM-2:30PM

East side of Spencer Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 1PM-2:30PM

West side of Spencer Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  2. Baybeehive Dekalb Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    610 feet
  3. Talmud Torah D'Nitra School
    840 feet
Show all 9
  1. United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    750 feet
  2. Bnos Chayil School
    840 feet
  3. Bnos Square of Williamsburg School
    890 feet
  4. Congregation Ki Tov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    960 feet
  5. MI Casita Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  6. Hamaspik School (The) School
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Spencer St Block Association Garden
    180 feet
  2. Whole Neighborhood Garden
    450 feet
  3. Target Brooklyn (Bedford Avenue Block Association) Garden
    530 feet
Show all 6
  1. Lafayette Gardens Playground
    980 feet
  2. Star Spangled Playground
    1,060 feet
  3. Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park Garden
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Marcy Library
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    320 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    500 feet
  2. Chestnut Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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, Spencer Court or Spencer Street.

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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.