Herkimer Street & Suydam Place

Herkimer Street and Suydam Place meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. F.A.R.R. Community Garden is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Utica Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Utica Av
1,220 feet · 5 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
910 feet
Fulton St/Utica Av · B25, T440
Within a walk
22 places
11 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Herkimer Street & Suydam Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Utica Av, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Utica Av A, C
    1,220 feet
    A C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
Outbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Ralph Av C
    0.3 miles
    C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Children's Cathedral” (1996) by Jimmy James Greene at the Utica Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Utica Av, 910 feet away, for the B25 and T440.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St/Utica Av B25, T440 · Countdown sign
    910 feet
    B25 T440
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …
  2. T440 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Sumpter St & Fulton St 19 docks in all
    990 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 52 Rochester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 419 Stuyvesant Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 July 2023.

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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 60 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Herkimer Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Suydam Place

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

West side of Suydam Place

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 nursing home or hospice

Schools and child care

  1. NY Center for Child Dev Atlantic Ave School
    530 feet
  2. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    700 feet
  3. Bishop Sexton Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. Starting Point - St Mark's Family School
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. F.A.R.R. Community Garden
    40 feet
  2. Seasons of Vision Garden
    260 feet
  3. A Better Community Garden
    520 feet
Show all 6
  1. Garden of Plenty Garden
    670 feet
  2. Kingsborough Houses Pacific Playground
    1,150 feet
  3. Jackie Robinson Park Playground
    1,170 feet

Health care

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

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Fellowship AME Church House of worship
    200 feet
  2. Christ Fellowship Baptist Church House of worship
    400 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and nine 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 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.