Park Avenue & Spencer Street

Park Avenue and Spencer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva of Kasho is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flushing Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Bedford Av/Park Av · B44
Within a walk
25 places
8 religious buildings, 8 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & Spencer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flushing Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Flushing Av G
    0.5 miles
    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
    0.5 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Park Av, 280 feet away, for the B44.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Park Av B44
    280 feet
    B44

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Nostrand Ave & Myrtle Ave 23 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 75 Classon Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 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 October 2025.

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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Park Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SUNDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-9PM FRIDAY 9AM-3PM

South side of Park Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

East side of Spencer Street

  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 6 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-6PM FRIDAY 8AM-1PM

West side of Spencer Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306592 and 312662.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva of Kasho School
    560 feet
  2. Tickle Toes Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    640 feet
  3. Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Girls School
    680 feet
Show all 14
  1. Bais Ruchel D'Satmar Girls Annex School
    770 feet
  2. Central Uta School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    770 feet
  3. Bnos Square of Williamsburg 2 School
    790 feet
  4. Ach Tov V'Chesed School · school-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  5. Bnei Shimon Yisroel of Sopron School
    1,030 feet
  6. Hychel Hatorah School
    1,060 feet
  7. Bnos Spinka Boys School
    1,230 feet
  8. Beth Chana DC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet
  9. Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet
  10. Yeshiva Yesodah Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,280 feet
  11. Talmud Torah Toshbar School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Marcy Community center
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. Ladder 102 Fire station
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chestnut Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Park Avenue or Spencer Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.