Nostrand Avenue & Lexington Avenue

Nostrand Avenue and Lexington Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Tabernacle Deliverance Center is 810 feet away, and Herbert Von King Park is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about three minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Nostrand Avenue, 7am to 7pm.

Safety record
9 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
820 feet · 3 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Nostrand Av/Greene Av · B44
Within a walk
17 places
9 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nostrand Avenue & Lexington Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    820 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Greene Av, 170 feet away, for the B44.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Greene Ave & Nostrand Ave 23 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11216
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
79
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Lexington Avenue

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

East side of Nostrand Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

West side of Nostrand Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Greene Avenue United Neighbors Community Garden
    140 feet
  2. Stars of Hope Community Garden
    1,010 feet
  3. Herbert Von King Park
    1,240 feet
Show all 5
  1. Hattie Carthan Community Garden
    1,250 feet
  2. Banneker Playground
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Tabernacle Deliverance Center House of worship
    810 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 550 Greene Avenue Older adult center
    1,040 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 57/Engine 235 Fire station
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lexington Avenue or Nostrand Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.