MacDonough Street & Throop Avenue
MacDonough Street and Throop Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church stands 170 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingston-Throop Avs, is about two minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kingston-Throop Avs, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Kingston-Throop Avs C510 feetC
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- C …
Outbound
1 line- C …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Throop Av/Macdonough St, 110 feet away, for the B43.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Throop Av/Macdonough St B43110 feetB43
Next buses at this stop
- B43 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Throop Avenue.
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Marcus Garvey Blvd & Macon St 19 docks in all1,110 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1381 Atlantic Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 145 Brooklyn Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017
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 (East)
- Elevation
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1888 and 1910.
Since 2014 at least 33 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and February 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of MacDonough Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of MacDonough Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Throop Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 300 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1876 and 1889.
- Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark170 feet
- Our Lady of Victory Church Rectory Designated landmark210 feet
- Our Lady of Victory Chapel Designated landmark240 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 3 gardens
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 listed historic place
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 13.2 School420 feet
- Magic Moments Brooklyn Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2710 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Her-King Alagantic Community Garden780 feet
- Garden of Hope Garden920 feet
- Decatur Playground1,080 feet
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- St. Andrew's Playground1,110 feet
- Potomac Playground1,110 feet
- Hancock Community Backyard Garden Park Garden1,230 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Stuyvesant Heights Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place610 feet
Houses of worship
- Stuyvesant Heights Christian Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K910 feet
- First AME Zion Methodist Church House of worship910 feet
- Bethany Baptist Church Landmark910 feet
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- Gospel Temple Church of God House of worship1,280 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 54 Macdonough Street Older adult center960 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,240 feet
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Met Fresh Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 22 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Macon Street & Throop Avenue 270 feet
- Decatur Street & Throop Avenue 270 feet
- Halsey Street & Throop Avenue 540 feet
- Fulton Street & Throop Avenue 540 feet
- Fulton Street & Kingston Avenue 790 feet
- MacDonough Street & Tompkins Avenue 790 feet
- MacDonough Street & Marcus Garvey Boulevard 790 feet
- Hancock Street & Throop Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along MacDonough Street or Throop Avenue.