Madison Street & Franklin Avenue

Madison Street and Franklin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Madison Hill Community Garden is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Franklin Av, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 18 of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Franklin Av
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · C, S
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Franklin Av/Madison St · B48
Within a walk
29 places
18 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Street & Franklin Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Franklin Av, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin Av C, S
    1,070 feet
    C S

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …
Prospect Park
1 line
  1. S …

Also within a walk

  1. Nostrand Av A, C
    0.3 miles
    A C
  2. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    0.5 miles
    G

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Life and Continued Growth” (1999) by Eric Pryor at the Franklin Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin Av/Madison St, 120 feet away, for the B48.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin Av/Madison St B48
    120 feet
    B48

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Franklin Avenue.

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Franklin Ave & Quincy St 23 docks in all
    850 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. 506 Grand Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 540 Waverly Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 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 June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11238
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
79
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Elevation
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Franklin Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Franklin Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of Madison Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Madison Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 18 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 libraries
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 003 the Bedford Village School
    740 feet
  2. Brooklyn Waldorf School
    800 feet
  3. Bedford Academy High School
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Madison Hill Community Garden
    190 feet
  2. Classon / Fulgate Block Association Garden
    820 feet
  3. 100 Quincy Community Garden
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. John Hancock Playground
    880 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bedford Library
    910 feet
  2. Bedford Library Learning Center Library
    910 feet
  3. Lincoln Club Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Evening Star Baptist Church House of worship
    620 feet
  2. Mount Sinai Baptist Church House of worship
    760 feet
  3. St Peter Claver Church House of worship
    770 feet
Show all 5
  1. Elim International Fellowship House of worship
    820 feet
  2. Mount Zion Christian Mission Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bedford YMCA Recreation center
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food 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 21 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Franklin Avenue or Madison Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.