Nostrand Avenue & Dekalb Avenue

Nostrand Avenue and Dekalb Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 54 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 1,164 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Marcy Library is 180 feet away, and Banneker Playground is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about two minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
36 hurt
54 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
520 feet · 2 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Nostrand Av/Dekalb Av · B44
Within a walk
23 places
7 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nostrand Avenue & Dekalb Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    520 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Dekalb Av, 50 feet away, for the B44.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nostrand Av/Dekalb Av B44
    50 feet
    B44

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …

Live arrivals

Nostrand Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Dekalb Avenue.

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kosciuszko St & Nostrand Ave 23 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 895 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 775 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 54 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 36 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,164 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Southbound on Nostrand Avenue663
Westbound on Dekalb Avenue501
Total1,164

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11205
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
33 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
79
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 48 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Dekalb Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Nostrand Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 1PM-2:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 72 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1884 and 1889.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 swimming pools
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 54 the Detective Rafael Ramos School
    670 feet
  2. P.S. 054 Samuel C. Barnes Pre-K
    670 feet
  3. Community Partnership Charter School-Annex School
    850 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker School
    850 feet
  2. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  3. Bais Yakov of Dkhal Adas Yereim School
    940 feet
  4. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Spencer St Block Association Garden
    940 feet
  2. Banneker Playground
    1,040 feet
  3. Greene Avenue United Neighbors Community Garden
    1,130 feet
Show all 6
  1. Whole Neighborhood Garden
    1,210 feet
  2. Hattie Carthan Community Garden
    1,290 feet
  3. Target Brooklyn (Bedford Avenue Block Association) Garden
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Marcy Library
    180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Tabernacle Deliverance Center House of worship
    680 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kosciuszko Pool Swimming pool
    770 feet
  2. Bedford Stuyvesant Community Pool Swimming pool
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. Chestnut Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue or Nostrand Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.