Ralph Avenue & Gates Avenue

Ralph Avenue and Gates Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 40 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Battalion 37/Engine 222 firehouse is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
23 hurt
40 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
560 feet · 2 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Gates Av/Ralph Av · B52
Within a walk
34 places
17 religious buildings, 6 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ralph Avenue & Gates Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gates Av, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gates Av J, Z
    560 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Kosciuszko St J
    0.4 miles
    J

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Dream Train” (2002) by Chris Wade Robinson at the Gates Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Gates Av/Ralph Av, 50 feet away, for the B52.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Gates Av/Ralph Av B52 · Shelter
    50 feet
    B52
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grove St & Broadway 31 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8 Malcolm X Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 824 Lexington Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,090 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 40 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11221
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
41
Police precinct
81
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 20 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Gates Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of Gates Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

East side of Ralph Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Ralph Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 24 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival, and mostly built between 1885 and 1896.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 5 gardens
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Adaptive Solutions Multi Services Preschool
    80 feet
  2. Good Samaritan Fulton Day Care Center-Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    80 feet
  3. P.S. 309 the George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy School
    490 feet
Show all 10
  1. The Joy of Learning Day Care Center Preschool
    80 feet
  2. Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School NYC School
    490 feet
  3. Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School
    580 feet
  4. Yeshiva D'Nitra School
    810 feet
  5. Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology School
    1,130 feet
  6. Hospital Clinic Home Center Instructional Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  7. Kids-Centric, Inc Ace Integration School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Good Life Garden
    720 feet
  2. P.O. Reinaldo Salgado Playground
    910 feet
  3. Gates Harvest Garden
    1,010 feet
Show all 6
  1. The People's Garden
    1,040 feet
  2. New Madison Harvest Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  3. Citizens for a Better Community Garden
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Stephens & St Martins Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  2. Calvary & St Cyprians Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 37/Engine 222 Fire station
    150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    430 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    430 feet
  3. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    580 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    670 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Gates Avenue or Ralph Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.