Marcy Avenue & Stockton Street
Marcy Avenue and Stockton Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Marcy development. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Greater Free Gift Baptist Church is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, is about a minute on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, eight of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G300 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Flushing Av G1,310 feetG
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Marcy Av, 300 feet away, for the B54.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/Marcy Av B54300 feetB54
Next buses at this stop
- B54 …
Cycling
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Myrtle Ave & Marcy Ave 23 docks in all340 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 212 Harrison Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1,260 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2024
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
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
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Marcy development.
Since 2014 at least 146 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Marcy Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
North side of Stockton Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of Stockton Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Ten buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1873 and 1882.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.
- 8 day care or pre-K sites
- 8 schools
- 7 religious buildings
- 3 gardens
- 3 playgrounds
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Central UTA - Marcy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5410 feet
- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5410 feet
- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Marcy School410 feet
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- Sunny Tots Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5540 feet
- United Academy Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2670 feet
- kiddieland center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2670 feet
- The Williamsburg Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2720 feet
- P.S. 368 School730 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 School730 feet
- P.S. 297 Abraham Stockton School900 feet
- Success Academy Charter-Myrtle Ave Middle School900 feet
- Brooklyn Charter School1,040 feet
- P.S. 023 Carter G. Woodson School1,040 feet
- Adaptive Solutions Multi Services Preschool, ages 2 to 51,140 feet
- Our Children-The Leaders of Tomorrow Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,140 feet
- Adaptive Solutions - Myrtle Ave School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marcy Playground120 feet
- Stockton Playground390 feet
- Red Gate Garden860 feet
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- Vernon Cases Community Garden910 feet
- Senior Retreat Garden - Tompkins Houses (NYCHA) Garden1,070 feet
- Willoughby Playground1,200 feet
Houses of worship
- Greater Free Gift Baptist Church House of worship720 feet
Community centers and public services
- Marcy Community Center920 feet
- Community center at Marcy Community center1,000 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 230 Fire station1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Chestnut Supermarket0.4 miles
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy1,220 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 16 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Marcy Avenue & Martin Luther King Jr Place 270 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Marcy Avenue 280 feet
- Marcy Avenue & Park Avenue 540 feet
- Marcy Avenue & Vernon Avenue 550 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Stockton Street 800 feet
- Marcy Avenue & Ellery Street 810 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Marcy Avenue 820 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Martin Luther King Jr Place 1,070 feet
See every intersection along Marcy Avenue or Stockton Street.