Herkimer Street & Herkimer Court
Herkimer Street and Herkimer Court meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Greater Zion Shiloh Baptist Church is 750 feet away, and United Herkimer Garden Club is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Nostrand Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Nostrand Av, 1,270 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Nostrand Av A, C1,270 feetA C
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- A …
- C …
Outbound
2 lines- A …
- C …
Also within a walk
- Kingston-Throop Avs C0.3 milesC
Bus
The nearest bus stop is New York Av/Atlantic Av, 550 feet away, for the B44.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- New York Av/Atlantic Av B44 · Shelter550 feetB44
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Herkimer St & New York Ave 25 docks in all330 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1381 Atlantic Avenue Gas station920 feet
- 145 Brooklyn Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2020.
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
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 61 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 44 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1880 and 1890.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 college
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Cm'S First Step Training Ctr Trade or language school250 feet
- P.S. 093 William H. Prescott School350 feet
- Restoration Academy School350 feet
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- Coll of New Rochelle Brooklyn Campus College920 feet
- Honablue Institute of Audio Engineer Trade or language school920 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- St. Andrew's Playground830 feet
- United Herkimer Garden Club Garden1,230 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Marcy Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza780 feet
Houses of worship
- Greater Zion Shiloh Baptist Church House of worship750 feet
- First AME Zion Methodist Church Landmark1,070 feet
- Stuyvesant Heights Christian Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,200 feet
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- Friendship Baptist Church Listed historic place1,220 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch750 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,010 feet
- Citibank Bank branch1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket960 feet
- Bravo Supermarket1,250 feet
- Met Fresh Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 16 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- New York Avenue & Herkimer Street 250 feet
- Brooklyn Avenue & Herkimer Street 520 feet
- Fulton Street & New York Avenue 520 feet
- Fulton Street & Marcy Avenue 660 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & New York Avenue 680 feet
- Herkimer Street & St Andrews Place 780 feet
- Fulton Street & Brooklyn Avenue 790 feet
- Fulton Street & Verona Place 800 feet
See every intersection along Herkimer Street.