Schenectady Avenue & Herkimer Street

Schenectady Avenue and Herkimer Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fulton Park is 340 feet away, and Imani Community Garden (Schenectady) is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, Utica Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Utica Av
530 feet · 2 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Fulton St/Schenectady Av · B25
Within a walk
24 places
13 religious buildings, 3 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Schenectady Avenue & Herkimer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Utica Av, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Utica Av A, C
    530 feet
    A C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
Outbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Kingston-Throop Avs C
    0.4 miles
    C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Children's Cathedral” (1996) by Jimmy James Greene at the Utica Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Schenectady Av, 360 feet away, for the B25.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St/Schenectady Av B25
    360 feet
    B25

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Schenectady Ave & Pacific St 21 docks in all
    720 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1802 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11213
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
36
Police precinct
81
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Herkimer Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Herkimer Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Schenectady Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 106 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival, and mostly built between 1892 and 1910.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Boys and Girls High School
    820 feet
  2. Nelson Mandela High School
    820 feet
  3. Research and Service High School
    820 feet
Show all 5
  1. Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  2. Community Parents Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harmony Park
    300 feet
  2. Fulton Park
    340 feet
  3. Robert Fulton Statue in Fulton Park Park feature
    370 feet
Show all 6
  1. Elizabeth Stroud Playground
    750 feet
  2. Imani II Community Garden
    770 feet
  3. Imani Community Garden (Schenectady) Garden
    870 feet

Houses of worship

  1. International Christian Center House of worship
    990 feet
  2. Holy Rosary RC Church House of worship
    1,270 feet
  3. Mount Lebanon Baptist Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    680 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six 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 Herkimer Street or Schenectady 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.