Greene Avenue & Franklin Avenue
Greene Avenue and Franklin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 244 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Greene Acres Community Garden is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Bedford-Nostrand Avs G1,150 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Classon Av G1,300 feetG
- Franklin Av C, S0.5 milesC S
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Franklin Av/Greene Av, 120 feet away, for the B48 and B52.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Franklin Av/Greene Av B48, B52120 feetB48 B52
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
- B52 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Franklin Avenue.
- 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Franklin Ave & Quincy St 23 docks in all520 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 895 Bedford Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 540 Waverly Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2023
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2026
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 244 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,555th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 80 more were issued.
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
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 56 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Franklin Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Franklin Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Greene Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Greene Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 10 religious buildings
- 6 gardens
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5260 feet
- MI Casita Preschool, ages 2 to 5840 feet
- Little Sun People Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
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- Talmud Torah D'Nitra School1,260 feet
- Baybeehive Dekalb Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,280 feet
- Congregation Ki Tov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Greene Acres Community Garden40 feet
- Jane Bailey Memorial Garden390 feet
- Lafayette Gardens Playground590 feet
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- Cedar Tree Garden640 feet
- 100 Quincy Community Garden730 feet
- Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park Garden880 feet
- Whole Neighborhood Garden1,230 feet
Houses of worship
- Evening Star Baptist Church House of worship740 feet
- Mount Sinai Baptist Church House of worship940 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store380 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Franklin Avenue & Lexington Avenue 270 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Clifton Place 270 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Quincy Street 540 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Franklin Avenue 540 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Greene Avenue 600 feet
- Greene Avenue & Classon Avenue 760 feet
- Gates Avenue & Franklin Avenue 810 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Skillman Street 860 feet
See every intersection along Franklin Avenue or Greene Avenue.