Ralph Avenue & Putnam Avenue

Ralph Avenue and Putnam Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.O. Reinaldo Salgado Playground is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Gates Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gates Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Ralph Av/Putnam Av · B47
Within a walk
33 places
16 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ralph Avenue & Putnam Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gates Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gates Av J, Z
    0.3 miles
    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. Halsey St J
    0.5 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 Ralph Av/Putnam Av, 120 feet away, for the B47.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ralph Av/Putnam Av B47
    120 feet
    B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Putnam Ave & Ralph Ave 20 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
49 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Putnam Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of Putnam Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Ralph Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Ralph Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 309 the George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy School
    590 feet
  2. Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School NYC School
    590 feet
  3. Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
Show all 9
  1. Yeshiva D'Nitra School
    710 feet
  2. P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair School
    740 feet
  3. Adaptive Solutions Multi Services Preschool
    750 feet
  4. Good Samaritan Fulton Day Care Center-Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet
  5. The Joy of Learning Day Care Center Preschool
    890 feet
  6. Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. P.O. Reinaldo Salgado Playground
    640 feet
  2. New Madison Harvest Community Garden
    650 feet
  3. Halsey Ralph & Howard Community Garden
    860 feet
Show all 7
  1. Patchen Community Square Garden
    960 feet
  2. Welcome Home Garden
    1,270 feet
  3. Umoja Garden
    1,290 feet
  4. Citizens for a Better Community Garden
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 37/Engine 222 Fire station
    960 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 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 14 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 Putnam Avenue 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.