Ralph Avenue & Chauncey Street

Ralph Avenue and Chauncey Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Brevoort development. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Carver Playground is 670 feet away. The nearest subway, Ralph Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ralph Av
780 feet · 3 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Ralph Av/Chauncey St · B47
Within a walk
21 places
11 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ralph Avenue & Chauncey Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ralph Av, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ralph Av C
    780 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Utica Av A, C
    0.5 miles
    A C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Chauncey St, 120 feet away, for the B47.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ralph Av/Chauncey St B47 · Shelter
    120 feet
    B47
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ralph Ave & Fulton St 25 docks in all
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1998 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 419 Stuyvesant Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11233
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
41
Police precinct
81
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
46 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Brevoort development.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Chauncey Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Chauncey Street

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

East side of Ralph Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Fulton Street Traffic Triangle.

  1. Freedom's Gate Sculpture by Charles Searles, 1997
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brevoort Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    70 feet
  2. P.S. 040 George W. Carver School
    590 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brevoort Playground
    100 feet
  2. Carver Playground
    670 feet
  3. Central Bainbridge Street Community Garden
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. Halsey Ralph & Howard Community Garden
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Immanuel Congregational Church Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brevoort Community Center
    720 feet
  2. Older adult center at 280 Ralph Avenue Older adult center
    720 feet
  3. Shirley A Chisholm Post Office
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,170 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 16 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Chauncey Street or Ralph Avenue.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.