Quincy Street & Classon Avenue

Quincy Street and Classon Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. It is 650 feet to 100 Quincy Community Garden, and Classon Playground is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Classon Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Classon Av
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Classon Av/Gates Av · B48
Within a walk
30 places
15 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Quincy Street & Classon Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Classon Av, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Classon Av G
    1,070 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Franklin Av C, S
    0.4 miles
    C S
  2. Clinton-Washington Avs C
    0.5 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Classon Av/Gates Av, 180 feet away, for the B48.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Classon Av/Gates Av B48
    180 feet
    B48

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Classon Avenue.

  • 9 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

  1. Lexington Ave & Classon Ave 19 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 506 Grand Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 540 Waverly Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11238
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
35 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
79 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Elevation
67 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 40 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Classon Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Classon Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Quincy Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Quincy Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 21 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1870 and 1877.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    420 feet
  2. Starting Point - Bedford Stuyvesant School
    500 feet
  3. Brooklyn Schoolhouse Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    840 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer School
    860 feet
  2. The Urban Assembly Unison School
    860 feet
  3. Little Sun People Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  4. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
  5. Kings Bay YM - YWHA Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 100 Quincy Community Garden
    650 feet
  2. Cedar Tree Garden
    720 feet
  3. Classon / Fulgate Block Association Garden
    750 feet
Show all 6
  1. Jane Bailey Memorial Garden
    970 feet
  2. Classon Playground
    1,150 feet
  3. Greene Acres Community Garden
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lincoln Club Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Zion Christian Mission Church House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Mount Sinai Baptist Church House of worship
    460 feet
  3. Evening Star Baptist Church House of worship
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Elim International Fellowship House of worship
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Classon Avenue or Quincy Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.