Kosciuszko Street & Tompkins Avenue

Kosciuszko Street and Tompkins Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mount Pisgah Baptist Church is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about seven minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Tompkins Av/Dekalb Av · B43
Within a walk
33 places
17 religious buildings, 7 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kosciuszko Street & Tompkins Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    0.4 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G
    0.5 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Tompkins Av/Dekalb Av, 310 feet away, for the B43.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Tompkins Av/Dekalb Av B43
    310 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Tompkins Avenue.

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kosciuszko St & Tompkins Ave 18 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 895 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 775 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 44 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec, and built between 1880 and 1885.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 7 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 swimming pools
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herbert Von King Park
    310 feet
  2. Herbert Von King Park Playground
    630 feet
  3. Banneker Playground
    840 feet
Show all 11
  1. American Heart Garden
    890 feet
  2. Hattie Carthan Herban Farm Garden
    900 feet
  3. Hart to Hart Community Garden
    1,000 feet
  4. Hattie Carthan Community Garden
    1,110 feet
  5. All People's Community Garden
    1,120 feet
  6. Willoughby Playground
    1,130 feet
  7. Heaven's Gate Community Garden (Hart Street) Garden
    1,220 feet
  8. First Quincy Street Community Garden
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Herbert von King Cultural Arts Center Arts or cultural center
    590 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Pisgah Baptist Church House of worship
    160 feet
  2. All Peoples Church of the Apostolic Faith House of worship
    610 feet
  3. St Philips Christian Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Our Lady of Montserrate St Ambrose Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bedford Stuyvesant Community Pool Swimming pool
    970 feet
  2. Kosciuszko Pool Swimming pool
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. 79th Precinct Police station
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and eight 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:

See every intersection along Kosciuszko Street or Tompkins Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.