Marcy Avenue & Clifton Place

Marcy Avenue and Clifton Place meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Herbert Von King Park is 30 feet away, and Kosciuszko Pool is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about five minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
1,200 feet · 5 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Lafayette Av/Marcy Av · B38
Within a walk
21 places
7 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marcy Avenue & Clifton Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    1,200 feet
    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
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lafayette Av/Marcy Av, 360 feet away, for the B38.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lafayette Av/Marcy Av B38 · Shelter
    360 feet
    B38
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Marcy Ave & Lafayette Ave 23 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

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

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
46 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 154 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Clifton Place

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Clifton Place

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Marcy Avenue

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

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 21 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 2 swimming pools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Community Partnership Charter School-Annex School
    880 feet
  2. P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker School
    880 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herbert Von King Park
    30 feet
  2. Hattie Carthan Community Garden
    40 feet
  3. Banneker Playground
    310 feet
Show all 5
  1. Herbert Von King Park Playground
    830 feet
  2. Greene Avenue United Neighbors Community Garden
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Tabernacle Deliverance Center House of worship
    750 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 550 Greene Avenue Older adult center
    580 feet
  2. Bedford Stuyvesant Community Pool Swimming pool
    710 feet
  3. Kosciuszko Pool Swimming pool
    770 feet
Show all 4
  1. Police Athletic League Wynn Center Community center
    1,060 feet

Fire and police

  1. 79th Precinct Police station
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Clifton Place or Marcy Avenue.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.