Minna Street & Bills Place
Minna Street and Bills Place meet at a three-way junction in Kensington, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Church Av, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Church Av F, G1,300 feetF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Dahill Rd/12 Av, 700 feet away, for the B16.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Dahill Rd/12 Av B16700 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Dahill Rd & 12 Ave 22 docks in all660 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 20 Caton Avenue Gas station940 feet
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kensington
- Elevation
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bills Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Bills Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Minna Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as High Victorian Gothic. They were built between 1876 and 1877.
- Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance (Residence) Designated landmark470 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance (Visitors' Lounge) Designated landmark520 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen School980 feet
- Mesivta Meor Hatorah 2 School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Albemarle Playground650 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,290 feet
- Met Fresh Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Minna Street & Micieli Place 240 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Bills Place 280 feet
- Dahill Road & Minna Street 440 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Micieli Place 520 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Caton Avenue 670 feet
- Minna Street & Chester Avenue 690 feet
- Dahill Road & Caton Avenue 690 feet
- 12th Avenue & Dahill Road 720 feet
See every intersection along Bills Place or Minna Street.