Hart Street & Marcus Garvey Boulevard

Hart Street and Marcus Garvey Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brighter Choice Community School is 190 feet away, and Heaven's Gate Community Garden (Hart Street) is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Marcus Garvey Blvd/Willoughby Av · B15
Within a walk
24 places
8 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hart Street & Marcus Garvey Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Flushing Av J, M
    0.4 miles
    J M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jammin' Under the EL” (1999) by Verna Hart at the Myrtle Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Marcus Garvey Blvd/Willoughby Av, 180 feet away, for the B15.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Marcus Garvey Blvd/Willoughby Av B15
    180 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pulaski St & Marcus Garvey Blvd 19 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8 Malcolm X Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 775 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 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 May 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
79 and 81 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 50 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hart Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Hart Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Marcus Garvey Boulevard

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Marcus Garvey Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brighter Choice Community School
    190 feet
  2. Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School
    810 feet
  3. United Talmudical Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,030 feet
Show all 6
  1. Uta 656 School
    1,040 feet
  2. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 3 School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pulaski Playground
    570 feet
  2. Kosciuszko Street Garden and Learning Center Garden
    810 feet
  3. Lewis Playground
    990 feet
Show all 8
  1. Tranquility Farm Garden
    1,060 feet
  2. Senior Garden - Roosevelt Houses (NYCHA ) Garden
    1,140 feet
  3. Heaven's Gate Community Garden (Hart Street) Garden
    1,250 feet
  4. Vernon and Throop Community Garden
    1,250 feet
  5. T&T Vernon Block Community Garden
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Beth Shalom Eh Congregation House of worship
    270 feet
  2. St John the Baptist RC Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at 303 Vernon Avenue Community center
    870 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 217 Fire station
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    820 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hart Street or Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.