Flushing Avenue & Spencer Street
Flushing Avenue and Spencer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beth Chana School is 530 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 13 of them schools, and three places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2002 and 2013, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Flushing Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Flushing Av G0.3 milesG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Bedford Av, 180 feet away, for the B57.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Bedford Av B57180 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
Nearest bike-share station
- Nostrand Ave & Flushing Ave 25 docks in all810 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 station0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 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
- Police precinct
- 79 and 90 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 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 2013.
Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Spencer Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Spencer Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-9AM 3PM-5PM FRIDAY 8AM-NOON
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.
- 13 schools
- 11 day care or pre-K sites
- 10 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Beth Chana DC Preschool, ages 2 to 5480 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5480 feet
- Beth Chana School530 feet
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- Yeshiva Yesodah Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5480 feet
- Bnei Shimon Yisroel of Sopron School600 feet
- Owl Early Intervention Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2700 feet
- Ach Tov V'Chesed School · school-based preschool, ages 2 to 5900 feet
- Gan Bnos Yisroel Preschool, ages 2 to 5920 feet
- School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5920 feet
- Cong Yeshuos Moshe of Williamsburg School940 feet
- Darkei Tshivo of Dinov School940 feet
- Talmud Torah Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School940 feet
- Child care center at 77-87 Wallabout Street School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5940 feet
- Yeshiva Bnos Israel School960 feet
- Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5980 feet
- Omni Childhood Center - Heyward School1,040 feet
- Yeshiva Mesivta Arugath Habosem School1,080 feet
- Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 51,180 feet
- Bnois Spinka School1,180 feet
- Mosdos Chasidei Square School1,220 feet
- TT Skver Williamsburg School1,220 feet
- Williamsburg Infant & Early Childhoo Preschool1,260 feet
- Uta 128 School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sarah J.S. Tompkins Garnet Playground1,100 feet
Health care
- Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice960 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- One Stop Kosher Supermarket0.3 miles
- Chestnut Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 19 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Flushing Avenue & Walworth Street 250 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Flushing Avenue 270 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Warsoff Place 500 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Skillman Street 530 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Wallabout Street 530 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Lynch Street 640 feet
- Wallabout Street & Lynch Street 710 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Flushing Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along Flushing Avenue or Spencer Street.