Franklin Avenue & Quincy Street

Franklin Avenue and Quincy Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 180 feet to 100 Quincy Community Garden, and Lafayette Gardens Playground is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
Franklin Av/Gates Av · B48
Within a walk
24 places
13 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Franklin Avenue & Quincy Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    0.3 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Classon Av G
    0.3 miles
    G
  2. Franklin Av C, S
    0.4 miles
    C S

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin Av/Gates Av, 240 feet away, for the B48.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin Av/Gates Av B48
    240 feet
    B48

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Franklin Avenue.

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Franklin Ave & Quincy St 23 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 895 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 540 Waverly Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
62 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Franklin Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Franklin Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Quincy Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Quincy Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    790 feet
  2. Bedford Academy High School
    1,020 feet
  3. Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Starting Point - Bedford Stuyvesant School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 100 Quincy Community Garden
    180 feet
  2. Greene Acres Community Garden
    580 feet
  3. Jane Bailey Memorial Garden
    930 feet
Show all 6
  1. Madison Hill Community Garden
    1,000 feet
  2. Lafayette Gardens Playground
    1,130 feet
  3. Cedar Tree Garden
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Evening Star Baptist Church House of worship
    200 feet
  2. Mount Sinai Baptist Church House of worship
    400 feet
  3. Mount Zion Christian Mission Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bedford YMCA Recreation center
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    920 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and eight 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Franklin Avenue or Quincy 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.