Howard Avenue & Chauncey Street

Howard Avenue and Chauncey Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Westminster Bethany Presbyterian Church is 750 feet away. The nearest subway, Ralph Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ralph Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
880 feet
Ralph Av/Chauncey St · B47
Within a walk
19 places
9 religious buildings, 3 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Howard Avenue & Chauncey Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ralph Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Ralph Av C
    0.3 miles
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Rockaway Av C
    0.5 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Chauncey St, 880 feet away, for the B47.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ralph Av/Chauncey St B47 · Shelter
    880 feet
    B47
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Chauncey St & Howard Ave 21 docks in all
    40 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
    0.6 miles
  2. 419 Stuyvesant Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and November 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Chauncey Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Chauncey Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Howard Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Howard Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Stuyvesant Heights Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
  2. Brevoort Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  3. P.S. 040 George W. Carver School
    950 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 137 Rachel Jean Mitchell School
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Carver Playground
    590 feet
  2. Brevoort Playground
    860 feet
  3. Sumpter Street Community Garden
    1,080 feet
Show all 5
  1. Saratoga Park
    1,130 feet
  2. Saratoga Park Playground
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Westminster Bethany Presbyterian Church House of worship
    750 feet
  2. New Journey Church of Brooklyn House of worship
    820 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Shirley A Chisholm Post Office
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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