Jefferson Avenue & Malcolm X Boulevard

Jefferson Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Janes United Methodist Church is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Utica Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 20 of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Utica Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Malcolm X Blvd/Putnam Av · B46
Within a walk
27 places
20 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jefferson Avenue & Malcolm X Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Utica Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Utica Av A, C
    0.5 miles
    A C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
Outbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. 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 Malcolm X Blvd/Putnam Av, 390 feet away, for the B46.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Malcolm X Blvd/Putnam Av B46
    390 feet
    B46

Next buses at this stop

  1. B46 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hancock St & Malcolm X Blvd 19 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8 Malcolm X Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 419 Stuyvesant Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
81
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 29 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Jefferson Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Jefferson Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Malcolm X Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Malcolm X Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 82 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1883 and 1891.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 20 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Vernykidz Infant, toddler and preschool care
    580 feet
  2. The Katmint Learning Initiative Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    600 feet
  3. Ember Charter School for Mindful Education, Innovation and Transformation School
    1,120 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Patchen Community Square Garden
    1,030 feet
  2. El Shabazz Playground
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Leonards Anglican Church Listed historic place
    470 feet
  2. Janes United Methodist Church House of worship
    740 feet
  3. Bridge Street AME Church Landmark
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Johns AME Church House of worship
    940 feet
  2. Bethenia Baptist Church House of worship
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 150 Malcolm X Boulevard Older adult center
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    350 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jefferson Avenue or Malcolm X Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.