Fulton Street & Buffalo Avenue
Fulton Street and Buffalo Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Brevoort development. The corner is also named Archbishop Anthony R. Monk Sr. Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Christ Fellowship Baptist Church is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Ralph Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the C.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ralph Av, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av C780 feetC
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- C …
Outbound
1 line- C …
Also within a walk
- Utica Av A, C0.3 milesA C
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Buffalo Av, 140 feet away, for the B25.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fulton St/Buffalo Av B25140 feetB25
Next buses at this stop
- B25 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sumpter St & Fulton St 19 docks in all410 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 52 Rochester Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 419 Stuyvesant Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2017
- Turn calming, August 2026
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11233
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 81
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
- Elevation
- 52 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Archbishop Anthony R. Monk Sr. Way, a co-naming enacted on July 29, 2018 (Local Law 139 of 2018).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1980 and 2005.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Brevoort development.
Since 2014 at least 39 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Archbishop Anthony R. Monk Sr. Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Buffalo Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Buffalo Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of Fulton Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Fulton Street Traffic Triangle.
- Freedom's Gate Sculpture by Charles Searles, 1997820 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.
- 16 religious buildings
- 4 gardens
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 community center
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Bishop Sexton Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K880 feet
- Starting Point - St Mark's Family School910 feet
- P.S. 021 Crispus Attucks School910 feet
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- Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5940 feet
- NY Center for Child Dev Atlantic Ave School1,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Seasons of Vision Garden700 feet
- Brevoort Playground790 feet
- F.A.R.R. Community Garden830 feet
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- Central Bainbridge Street Community Garden1,150 feet
- A Better Community Garden1,310 feet
Health care
- Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice330 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Fellowship Baptist Church House of worship620 feet
- Calvary Fellowship AME Church House of worship940 feet
Community centers and public services
- Brevoort Community Center680 feet
- Older adult center at 280 Ralph Avenue Older adult center680 feet
- Shirley A Chisholm Post Office1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket220 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 13 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:
- Fulton Street & Patchen Avenue 190 feet
- Herkimer Street & Buffalo Avenue 280 feet
- Sumpter Street & Patchen Avenue 310 feet
- Fulton Street & Sumpter Street 550 feet
- Herkimer Street & Kane Place 550 feet
- Marion Street & Patchen Avenue 570 feet
- Fulton Street & MacDougal Street 580 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Buffalo Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along Buffalo Avenue or Fulton Street.