Franklin Avenue & Brevoort Place

Franklin Avenue and Brevoort Place meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Redemption Church of Christ is 750 feet away, and St Peter Claver Church is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Franklin Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Franklin Av
480 feet · 2 min on foot · C, S
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Franklin Av/Lefferts Pl · B49
Within a walk
24 places
11 religious buildings, 3 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Franklin Avenue & Brevoort Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Franklin Av, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin Av C, S
    480 feet
    C S

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …
Prospect Park
1 line
  1. S …

Also within a walk

  1. Nostrand Av A, C
    690 feet
    A C
  2. Park Pl S
    0.4 miles
    S

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Life and Continued Growth” (1999) by Eric Pryor at the Franklin Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin Av/Lefferts Pl, 200 feet away, for the B49.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin Av/Lefferts Pl B49
    200 feet
    B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Franklin Avenue.

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lefferts Pl & Franklin Ave 25 docks in all
    180 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1285 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    1,190 feet
  2. 552 Prospect Place Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11238
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
79
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Elevation
72 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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 88 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Brevoort Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Brevoort Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Franklin Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1891 and 1895.

  1. 23rd Regiment Armory Designated landmark
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Careskills Training School Trade or language school
    820 feet
  2. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Clinton Hill Middle School
    840 feet
  3. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 13 School
    840 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 003 the Bedford Village School
    1,040 feet
  2. Magic Moments Academy Preschool & Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  3. Bumblebees-R-Us Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lefferts Place Community Garden
    720 feet
  2. John Hancock Playground
    810 feet
  3. Crispus Attucks Playground
    1,280 feet
Show all 4
  1. Walt L. Shamel Community Garden
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bedford Library
    800 feet
  2. Bedford Library Learning Center Library
    800 feet
  3. Nassau Brewery Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Redemption Church of Christ House of worship
    750 feet
  2. South Brooklyn Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  3. St Peter Claver Church House of worship
    1,120 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Bartholemew Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    400 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    760 feet
  3. Food Garden Market Supermarket
    950 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    940 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brevoort Place or Franklin Avenue.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.