Herkimer Street & Kingston Avenue

Herkimer Street and Kingston Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Achievement First Brooklyn High School is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingston-Throop Avs, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kingston-Throop Avs
190 feet · 1 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
Kingston Av/Fulton St · B43
Within a walk
16 places
5 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Herkimer Street & Kingston Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kingston-Throop Avs, 190 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kingston-Throop Avs C
    190 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Nostrand Av A, C
    0.5 miles
    A C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kingston Av/Fulton St, 240 feet away, for the B43.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kingston Av/Fulton St B43
    240 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kingston Ave & Herkimer St 24 docks in all
    110 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1381 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 145 Brooklyn Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11213
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
79
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 76 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

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

North side of Herkimer Street

  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Herkimer Street

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

East side of Kingston Avenue

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

West side of Kingston Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 328689.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 208 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne, and mostly built between 1885 and 1889.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 hospital
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Magic Moments Brooklyn Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    680 feet
  2. Achievement First Brooklyn High School
    720 feet
  3. Achievement First Charter School 11 School
    720 feet
Show all 5
  1. Uncommon Charter High School
    720 feet
  2. Uncommon New York City Charter School #1 School
    940 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Andrew's Playground
    40 feet
  2. Her-King Alagantic Community Garden
    470 feet

Health care

  1. Interfaith Medical Center Hospital
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Stuyvesant Heights Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First AME Zion Methodist Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
  2. Stuyvesant Heights Christian Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 54 Macdonough Street Older adult center
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Herkimer Street or Kingston Avenue.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.