Marcy Avenue & Quincy Street

Marcy Avenue and Quincy Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Saint George's Protestant Episcopal Church stands 370 feet away, and Concord Baptist Church is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about eight minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Gates Av/Marcy Av · B52
Within a walk
31 places
14 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marcy Avenue & Quincy Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    0.4 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, 380 feet away, for the B52.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 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
    240 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1381 Atlantic 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
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2017
  • 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
53 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

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 February 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

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

North side of Quincy Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Quincy Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 50 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1881 and 1883.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 arts or cultural center
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cititots Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    580 feet
  2. Uncommon Collegiate Charter High School
    1,000 feet
  3. Brooklyn Academy High School
    1,200 feet
Show all 5
  1. Uncommon Collegiate CHS School
    1,200 feet
  2. Academy of Arts and Letters School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herbert Von King Park
    590 feet
  2. Hattie Carthan Playground
    760 feet
  3. Hattie Carthan Community Garden
    860 feet
Show all 7
  1. First Quincy Street Community Garden
    910 feet
  2. Shiloh Garden
    1,040 feet
  3. Banneker Playground
    1,130 feet
  4. Feeding Tree Garden
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. Concord Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,020 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Boys' High School Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Herbert von King Cultural Arts Center Arts or cultural center
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls Church the Nazarene House of worship
    610 feet
  2. Concord Baptist Church House of worship
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Police Athletic League Wynn Center Community center
    250 feet
  2. Older adult center at 550 Greene Avenue Older adult center
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Marcy Avenue or Quincy Street.

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.