Flushing Avenue & Skillman Street
Flushing Avenue and Skillman Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ach Tov V'Chesed is 370 feet away, and Sarah J.S. Tompkins Garnet Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 43 public places, 17 of them schools, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Flushing Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Flushing Av G0.4 milesG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Bedford Av, 160 feet away, for the B57.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Bedford Av B57160 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Flushing Avenue.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
Nearest bike-share station
- Wallabout St & Kent Ave 23 docks in all970 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 711 Kent Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2013
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 79 and 90 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2002 and 2018.
Since 2014 at least 99 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Skillman Street
- Other rule 6 signs PARKING PERMITTED MONDAY & THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM ONLY
West side of Skillman Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 43 public places.
- 17 schools
- 13 day care or pre-K sites
- 8 religious buildings
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Ach Tov V'Chesed School · school-based preschool, ages 2 to 5370 feet
- Gan Bnos Yisroel Preschool, ages 2 to 5380 feet
- School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5380 feet
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- Yeshiva Bnos Israel School430 feet
- Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5450 feet
- Beth Chana DC Preschool, ages 2 to 5480 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5480 feet
- Yeshiva Yesodah Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5480 feet
- Beth Chana School530 feet
- Child care center at 77-87 Wallabout Street School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5650 feet
- Cong Yeshuos Moshe of Williamsburg School770 feet
- Darkei Tshivo of Dinov School770 feet
- Talmud Torah Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School770 feet
- Omni Childhood Center - Heyward School810 feet
- Hychel Hatorah School930 feet
- Bnos Square of Williamsburg 2 School1,050 feet
- Yeshiva Mesivta Arugath Habosem School1,080 feet
- Bnei Shimon Yisroel of Sopron School1,130 feet
- Central Uta Boys Division School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,140 feet
- Williamsburg Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,160 feet
- Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 51,180 feet
- Bnois Spinka School1,180 feet
- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Boys School1,190 feet
- Yeshiva Nachlas Tzvi D'Krula Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
- KHHD Yoel of Satmar BP School1,210 feet
- Mosdos Chasidei Square School1,220 feet
- TT Skver Williamsburg School1,220 feet
- Owl Early Intervention Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,230 feet
- Uta 128 School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Classon Triangle990 feet
- Sarah J.S. Tompkins Garnet Playground1,100 feet
- Classon Playground1,160 feet
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- Penn Triangle Playground1,210 feet
Health care
- Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice960 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- One Stop Kosher Supermarket0.3 miles
- Chestnut Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 20 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Flushing Avenue & Franklin Avenue 260 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Flushing Avenue 270 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Wythe Avenue 520 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Spencer Street 530 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Wallabout Street 540 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Kent Avenue 630 feet
- Wythe Avenue & Heyward Street 640 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Lynch Street 640 feet
See every intersection along Flushing Avenue or Skillman Street.