Hancock Street & Spencer Place

Hancock Street and Spencer Place meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. John Hancock Playground is 30 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, 13 of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Franklin Av
590 feet · 2 min on foot · C, S
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Bedford Av/Hancock St · B44
Within a walk
24 places
13 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hancock Street & Spencer Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Franklin Av, 590 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
    590 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
    780 feet
    A C

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 Bedford Av/Hancock St, 390 feet away, for the B44.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Hancock St B44
    390 feet
    B44

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hancock St & Bedford Ave 27 docks in all
    210 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 540 Waverly Charging for electric cars, two 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 five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11216
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
79
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Elevation
65 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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 93 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and July 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Hancock Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Spencer Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Spencer Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 78 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1879 and 1881.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 libraries
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 003 the Bedford Village School
    330 feet
  2. Careskills Training School Trade or language school
    990 feet
  3. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Clinton Hill Middle School
    1,010 feet
Show all 6
  1. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 13 School
    1,010 feet
  2. Brooklyn Waldorf School
    1,040 feet
  3. Magic Moments Academy Preschool & Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. John Hancock Playground
    30 feet
  2. Madison Hill Community Garden
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bedford Library
    430 feet
  2. Bedford Library Learning Center Library
    430 feet
  3. Renaissance Apartments Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Redemption Church of Christ House of worship
    390 feet
  2. St Peter Claver Church House of worship
    750 feet
  3. New Canaan Baptist Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Pilgrim Holiness Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    690 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    930 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,110 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hancock Street or Spencer Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.