Nostrand Avenue & Pulaski Street

Nostrand Avenue and Pulaski Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 46 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Tabernacle Deliverance Center is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about three minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Nostrand Avenue, 7am to 7pm. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Nostrand Avenue & Pulaski Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    790 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, 240 feet away, for the B44.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kosciuszko St & Nostrand Ave 23 docks in all
    590 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. 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 46 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2022
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
32 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 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Nostrand Avenue

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

North side of Pulaski Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Pulaski Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 123 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1883 and 1888.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 54 the Detective Rafael Ramos School
    400 feet
  2. P.S. 054 Samuel C. Barnes Pre-K
    400 feet
  3. Bais Yakov of Dkhal Adas Yereim School
    670 feet
Show all 10
  1. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    700 feet
  2. Community Partnership Charter School-Annex School
    1,130 feet
  3. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  4. P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker School
    1,130 feet
  5. Adaptive Solutions - Myrtle Ave School
    1,130 feet
  6. Adaptive Solutions Multi Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  7. Our Children-The Leaders of Tomorrow Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcy Playground
    1,140 feet
  2. Vernon Cases Community Garden
    1,180 feet
  3. Spencer St Block Association Garden
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. Banneker Playground
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Marcy Library
    290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Tabernacle Deliverance Center House of worship
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kosciuszko Pool Swimming pool
    1,040 feet
  2. Bedford Stuyvesant Community Pool Swimming pool
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Chestnut Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,060 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.