Myrtle Avenue & Sandford Street
Myrtle Avenue and Sandford Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bais Ruchel D'Satmar Girls Annex is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, ten of them day care or pre-K sites, and 12 places to eat. About 1,100 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 Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G1,150 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Bedford-Nostrand Avs G0.4 milesG
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Nostrand Av, 240 feet away, for the B54.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/Nostrand Av B54240 feetB54
Next buses at this stop
- B54 …
Cycling
- 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Nostrand Ave & Myrtle Ave 23 docks in all360 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 station0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 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
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2021
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
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 60 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Sandford Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Sandford Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 1PM-2:30PM
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 23 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1883 and 1884.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.
- 10 day care or pre-K sites
- 9 religious buildings
- 8 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 fire station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Adaptive Solutions Multi Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5320 feet
- Our Children-The Leaders of Tomorrow Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K320 feet
- Adaptive Solutions - Myrtle Ave School420 feet
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- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar Girls Annex School540 feet
- Central Uta School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5540 feet
- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Girls School630 feet
- Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah Preschool, ages 2 to 5640 feet
- Yeshiva of Kasho School750 feet
- Bais Yakov of Dkhal Adas Yereim School800 feet
- Sunny Tots Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5860 feet
- P.S. 54 the Detective Rafael Ramos School890 feet
- P.S. 054 Samuel C. Barnes Pre-K890 feet
- Bnos Square of Williamsburg School1,060 feet
- Tickle Toes Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,210 feet
- Bnos Chayil School1,230 feet
- United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,270 feet
- Central UTA - Marcy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,310 feet
- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marcy Playground310 feet
- Vernon Cases Community Garden1,160 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Marcy Community center1,210 feet
Fire and police
- Ladder 102 Fire station1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Chestnut Supermarket570 feet
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy420 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store770 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 14 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Myrtle Avenue & Walworth Street 250 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Myrtle Avenue 260 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Spencer Street 500 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Vernon Avenue 530 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Sandford Street 580 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Myrtle Avenue 760 feet
- Park Avenue & Sandford Street 810 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Willoughby Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along Myrtle Avenue or Sandford Street.