Marcy Avenue & Lexington Avenue

Marcy Avenue and Lexington Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Herbert von King Cultural Arts Center is 830 feet away, and Uncommon Collegiate Charter High School is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about seven minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
Gates Av/Marcy Av · B52
Within a walk
30 places
13 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marcy Avenue & Lexington Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    0.3 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Gates Av/Marcy Av, 650 feet away, for the B52.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Gates Av/Marcy Av B52 · Shelter
    650 feet
    B52
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Marcy Ave & Gates Ave 21 docks in all
    510 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. 895 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 775 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2017
  • Turn calming, December 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024

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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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.

Since 2014 at least 84 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 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 Lexington Avenue

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

South side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Marcy Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Marcy Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Victorian Gothic, and built between 1886 and 1887.

  1. Saint George's Protestant Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 swimming pools
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cititots Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  2. Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  3. Uncommon Collegiate Charter High School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herbert Von King Park
    310 feet
  2. Hattie Carthan Community Garden
    580 feet
  3. Banneker Playground
    860 feet
Show all 7
  1. First Quincy Street Community Garden
    980 feet
  2. Hattie Carthan Playground
    1,030 feet
  3. Greene Avenue United Neighbors Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  4. Herbert Von King Park Playground
    1,090 feet

Health care

  1. Concord Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls Church the Nazarene House of worship
    890 feet
  2. Concord Baptist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet
  3. Brooklyn Tabernacle Deliverance Center House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Police Athletic League Wynn Center Community center
    520 feet
  2. Older adult center at 550 Greene Avenue Older adult center
    580 feet
  3. Bedford Stuyvesant Community Pool Swimming pool
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. Kosciuszko Pool Swimming pool
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. 79th Precinct Police station
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Lexington Avenue or Marcy Avenue.

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