Lewis Avenue & Stockton Street

Lewis Avenue and Stockton Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Sumner development. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church is 150 feet away, and Beaver Knoll Park is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle Av
790 feet · 3 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Lewis Av/Myrtle Av · B15
Within a walk
22 places
8 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lewis Avenue & Stockton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle Av, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Myrtle Av J, M, Z
    790 feet
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Flushing Av J, M
    1,180 feet
    J M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jammin' Under the EL” (1999) by Verna Hart at the Myrtle Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lewis Av/Myrtle Av, 140 feet away, for the B15.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lewis Av/Myrtle Av B15
    140 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Myrtle Ave & Lewis Ave 23 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Borinquen Place, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11206
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
79 and 81 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
70 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1951 and 1976.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Sumner development.

Since 2014 at least 122 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Lewis Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

North side of Stockton Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Stockton Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as American Round Arch. They were built between 1872 and 1890.

  1. William Ulmer Brewery: Stable and Storage Building Designated landmark
    680 feet
  2. William Ulmer Brewery: Office Building Designated landmark
    690 feet
  3. William Ulmer Brewery: Engine and Machine House Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School
    1,090 feet
  2. Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet
  3. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Miraflores Community Garden
    340 feet
  2. Lewis Playground
    740 feet
  3. Beattie Square
    1,100 feet
Show all 7
  1. Beaver Noll Park
    1,110 feet
  2. Beaver Knoll Park
    1,130 feet
  3. John the Baptist Community Garden
    1,150 feet
  4. Love Garden - Sumner Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William Ulmer Brewery Complex Listed historic place
    990 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship
    150 feet
  2. St John the Baptist RC Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at 303 Vernon Avenue Community center
    960 feet
  2. Older adult center at 862 Park Avenue Older adult center
    1,010 feet
  3. Sumner Community Center
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    410 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    770 feet
  3. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lewis Avenue or Stockton 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.