Dekalb Avenue & Walworth Street

Dekalb Avenue and Walworth Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Target Brooklyn (Bedford Avenue Block Association) is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 18 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
De Kalb Av/Nostrand Av · B38
Within a walk
21 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 5 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dekalb Avenue & Walworth Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    1,030 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 De Kalb Av/Nostrand Av, 410 feet away, for the B38.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Nostrand Av B38 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    410 feet
    B38
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Dekalb Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kosciuszko St & Nostrand Ave 23 docks in all
    830 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. 895 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 43 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the scarlet oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Nine buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Neo-Grec, and mostly built in 1884.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  2. Baybeehive Dekalb Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
  3. Bnos Square of Williamsburg School
    1,050 feet
Show all 9
  1. United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,000 feet
  2. Talmud Torah D'Nitra School
    1,090 feet
  3. Bnos Chayil School
    1,090 feet
  4. P.S. 54 the Detective Rafael Ramos School
    1,180 feet
  5. P.S. 054 Samuel C. Barnes Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  6. Congregation Ki Tov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Spencer St Block Association Garden
    440 feet
  2. Whole Neighborhood Garden
    710 feet
  3. Target Brooklyn (Bedford Avenue Block Association) Garden
    780 feet
Show all 5
  1. Lafayette Gardens Playground
    1,240 feet
  2. Star Spangled Playground
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Marcy Library
    680 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Tabernacle Deliverance Center House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kosciuszko Pool Swimming pool
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    750 feet
  2. Chestnut Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

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