Marcy Avenue & Ellery Street
Marcy Avenue and Ellery Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Marcy development. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 642 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Marcy Community Center is 130 feet away, and Marcy Playground is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Flushing Av, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av G510 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G1,110 feetG
- Lorimer St J, M0.4 milesJ M
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Marcy Av/Flushing Av, 510 feet away, for the T403.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Marcy Av/Flushing Av T403510 feetT403
Next buses at this stop
- T403 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Park Ave & Marcy Ave 23 docks in all510 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 212 Harrison Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers450 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2022
- Turn calming, July 2025
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 642 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,036th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 277 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11206
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 36
- Police precinct
- 79
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
- Elevation
- 12 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1962 and 1992.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Marcy development.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green Vase' zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Ellery Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of Ellery Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
East side of Marcy Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.
- 7 day care or pre-K sites
- 6 schools
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 community centers
- 1 fire station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- The Williamsburg Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 290 feet
- P.S. 297 Abraham Stockton School880 feet
- Success Academy Charter-Myrtle Ave Middle School880 feet
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- Kiddies Daycare NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5930 feet
- Sunny Tots Brooklyn Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,040 feet
- Per Scholas Trade or language school1,110 feet
- Tompkins Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,180 feet
- Beginning With Children Charter School 2 School1,190 feet
- Central UTA - Marcy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,210 feet
- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Marcy School1,220 feet
- P.S. 368 School1,290 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 School1,290 feet
- Talmud Torah Dnitra School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Stockton Playground410 feet
- Marcy Playground930 feet
- Charlie's Place Playground1,010 feet
Community centers and public services
- Marcy Community Center130 feet
- Community center at Marcy Community center990 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 230 Fire station790 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 16 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Marcy Avenue & Park Avenue 270 feet
- Marcy Avenue & Hopkins Street 270 feet
- Marcy Avenue & Martin Luther King Jr Place 540 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Marcy Avenue 540 feet
- Marcy Avenue & Union Avenue 590 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Gerry Street 630 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Ellery Street 790 feet
- Marcy Avenue & Stockton Street 810 feet
See every intersection along Ellery Street or Marcy Avenue.