Dekalb Avenue & Stuyvesant Avenue
Dekalb Avenue and Stuyvesant Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Roosevelt I development. The corner is also named DJ Lance Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 221 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 081 Thaddeus Stevens is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 3 lines at the nearest station
- Myrtle Av J, M, Z0.3 milesJ M Z
Next trains at this station
Outbound
3 lines- J …
- M …
- Z …
Manhattan
3 lines- J …
- M …
- Z …
Also within a walk
- Kosciuszko St J0.3 milesJ
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jammin' Under the EL” (1999) by Verna Hart at the Myrtle Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is De Kalb Av/Stuyvesant Av, 110 feet away, for the B38.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- De Kalb Av/Stuyvesant Av B38110 feetB38
Next buses at this stop
- B38 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Dekalb Avenue.
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Stuyvesant Ave & Hart St 27 docks in all490 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 8 Malcolm X Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 824 Lexington Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2017
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 221 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,591st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 183 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11221
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 36
- Police precinct
- 81
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
- Elevation
- 56 feet above sea level
This corner is also named DJ Lance Way, a co-naming enacted on July 23, 2023 (Local Law 110 of 2023).
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1964.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Roosevelt I development.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Kwanzan' flowering cherry and the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on DJ Lance Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Dekalb Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
South side of Dekalb Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
East side of Stuyvesant Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Stuyvesant Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 2 gardens
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 community center
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 081 Thaddeus Stevens School300 feet
- Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy Charter School840 feet
- The Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance School840 feet
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- Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and Business School840 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eleanor Roosevelt Playground370 feet
- Senior Garden - Roosevelt Houses (NYCHA ) Garden950 feet
- Jesse Owens Playground960 feet
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- John the Baptist Community Garden1,120 feet
- Beattie Square1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- St John the Baptist RC Church House of worship1,110 feet
Community centers and public services
- Roosevelt Community Center450 feet
- Older adult center at 400 Hart Street Older adult center450 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 217 Fire station1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Kosciuszko Street & Stuyvesant Avenue 270 feet
- Stuyvesant Avenue & Pulaski Street 270 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Stuyvesant Avenue 540 feet
- Hart Street & Stuyvesant Avenue 540 feet
- Stuyvesant Avenue & Van Buren Street 810 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Stuyvesant Avenue 810 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Lewis Avenue 820 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Malcolm X Boulevard 820 feet
See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue or Stuyvesant Avenue.