Herkimer Street & Columbus Place

Herkimer Street and Columbus Place meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The sculpture “Freedom's Gate” is 430 feet away. The nearest subway, Ralph Av, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 18 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ralph Av
520 feet · 2 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
Ralph Av/Fulton St · B47
Within a walk
29 places
18 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Herkimer Street & Columbus Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ralph Av, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ralph Av C
    520 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Utica Av A, C
    0.4 miles
    A C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Fulton St, 440 feet away, for the B47.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ralph Av/Fulton St B47
    440 feet
    B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Columbus Pl & Atlantic Ave 21 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1998 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    900 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
    2.6 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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 332 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

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 May 2018 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Columbus Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Columbus Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
    430 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 18 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bishop Sexton Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    60 feet
  2. Starting Point - St Mark's Family School
    90 feet
  3. Shirley Chisholm Day Care Center #1 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
Show all 5
  1. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet
  2. P.S. 040 George W. Carver School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brevoort Playground
    1,020 feet
  2. Weeksville Playground
    1,070 feet
  3. F.A.R.R. Community Garden
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. South Pacific Playground
    1,230 feet

Health care

  1. Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Fellowship AME Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Shirley A Chisholm Post Office
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,050 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,010 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 15 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, NYCHA, 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.