Herkimer Street & Bancroft Place

Herkimer Street and Bancroft Place meet at a three-way junction in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Weeksville Playground is 320 feet away, and Uncommon Crown Heights Charter School NYC is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Ralph Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ralph Av
730 feet · 3 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
Fulton St/Howard Av · B25
Within a walk
25 places
16 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Herkimer Street & Bancroft Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ralph Av, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Ralph Av C
    730 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Rockaway Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Howard Av, 620 feet away, for the B25.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St/Howard Av B25
    620 feet
    B25

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ralph Ave & Fulton St 25 docks in all
    940 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1998 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    1,090 feet
  2. 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 2022.

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)
Ocean Hill
Elevation
76 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 334 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bancroft Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Bancroft Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Herkimer Street

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

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Fulton Street Traffic Triangle.

  1. Freedom's Gate Sculpture by Charles Searles, 1997
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Bishop Sexton Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  2. Starting Point - St Mark's Family School
    760 feet
  3. Uncommon Crown Heights Charter School NYC School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Weeksville Playground
    320 feet
  2. Marge Matthews Garden
    930 feet
  3. South Pacific Playground
    1,010 feet
Show all 5
  1. Brevoort Playground
    1,230 feet
  2. Carver Playground
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Brooklyn Reformed Church House of worship
    590 feet
  2. Ebenezer Baptist Church House of worship
    900 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Shirley A Chisholm Post Office
    350 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    470 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    710 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 14 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Herkimer Street.

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, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.