Lafayette Avenue & Throop Avenue

Lafayette Avenue and Throop Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Philips Christian Church is 120 feet away, and Pulaski Playground is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about ten minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
15 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Throop Av/Lafayette Av · B43
Within a walk
20 places
11 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lafayette Avenue & Throop Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    0.5 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Throop Av/Lafayette Av, 50 feet away, for the B43.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Throop Av/Lafayette Av B43
    50 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Throop Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Greene Ave & Throop Ave 19 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8 Malcolm X Boulevard Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 775 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    540 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
79
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Elevation
50 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 72 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Lafayette Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of Lafayette Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM

East side of Throop Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-4PM

West side of Throop Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 3 School
    660 feet
  2. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    730 feet
  3. Glorious and Gifted Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hattie Carthan Herban Farm Garden
    430 feet
  2. Herbert Von King Park
    840 feet
  3. Herbert Von King Park Playground
    1,150 feet
Show all 5
  1. Kosciuszko Street Garden and Learning Center Garden
    1,200 feet
  2. Pulaski Playground
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Herbert von King Cultural Arts Center Arts or cultural center
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Philips Christian Church House of worship
    120 feet
  2. Mount Pisgah Baptist Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    920 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 11 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 Lafayette Avenue or Throop 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.