Myrtle Avenue & Kent Avenue
Myrtle Avenue and Kent Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Talmud Torah Tashbar is 430 feet away, and Pratt Playground is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Classon Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, eight of them schools, and 19 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Classon Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Classon Av G0.5 milesG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Classon Av, 410 feet away, for the B54.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/Classon Av B54410 feetB54
Next buses at this stop
- B54 …
Cycling
- 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Franklin Ave & Myrtle Ave 27 docks in all430 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.
- 184 Classon Avenue Gas station660 feet
- 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 79
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
- Elevation
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 35 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2024 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Kent Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 1PM-2:30PM
West side of Kent Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 1PM-2:30PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
North side of Myrtle Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Myrtle Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Moderne. They were built between 1858 and 1932.
- M. H. Renken Dairy Company (Office Building) Designated landmark560 feet
- M. H. Renken Dairy Company (Engine Room Building) Designated landmark580 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 schools
- 3 playgrounds
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Talmud Torah Tashbar School430 feet
- P.S./I.S. 157 the Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy School580 feet
- Talmud Torah Toshbar School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5660 feet
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- Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School (Bcam) School940 feet
- Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service School940 feet
- Yeshiva Nachlas Tzvi D'Krula Preschool, ages 2 to 5990 feet
- Bnos Spinka Boys School1,020 feet
- Ohel Elozer School1,260 feet
- Hychel Hatorah School1,290 feet
- Bnos Square of Williamsburg 2 School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Myrtle Village Green Garden140 feet
- Taaffe Playground350 feet
- Star Spangled Playground750 feet
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- Pratt Playground1,200 feet
Houses of worship
- St Marys Episcopal Church Landmark · listed historic place770 feet
Fire and police
- Ladder 102 Fire station1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Chestnut Supermarket1,130 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 18 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Myrtle Avenue & Taaffe Place 240 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Franklin Avenue 370 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Classon Avenue 500 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Kent Avenue 580 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Skillman Street 620 feet
- Park Avenue & Kent Avenue 810 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Emerson Place 810 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Taaffe Place 820 feet
See every intersection along Kent Avenue or Myrtle Avenue.