Stuyvesant Avenue & Bainbridge Street
Stuyvesant Avenue and Bainbridge Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Holy Rosary RC Church is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, Utica Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Utica Av, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Utica Av A, C760 feetA C
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- A …
- C …
Outbound
2 lines- A …
- 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/Stuyvesant Av, 610 feet away, for the T440.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fulton St/Stuyvesant Av T440610 feetT440
Next buses at this stop
- T440 …
Cycling
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Chauncey St & Stuyvesant Ave 25 docks in all320 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.
- 1802 Atlantic Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 419 Stuyvesant Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers460 feet
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2017
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11233
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 36
- Police precinct
- 81
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
- Elevation
- 59 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1890 and 1919.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Bainbridge Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Bainbridge Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Stuyvesant Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Stuyvesant Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 478 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival, and mostly built between 1886 and 1899.
- Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Parish House & Sun. School Designated landmark520 feet
- Holy Rosary School Designated landmark540 feet
- Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark570 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Community Parents Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5570 feet
- Boys and Girls High School730 feet
- Nelson Mandela High School730 feet
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- Research and Service High School730 feet
- Kids-Centric, Inc Community Parents School840 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fulton Park320 feet
- Elizabeth Stroud Playground410 feet
- Robert Fulton Statue in Fulton Park Park feature530 feet
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- El Shabazz Playground850 feet
- Jackie Robinson Park Playground1,140 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Fulton Park Plaza Listed historic place920 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Rosary RC Church Landmark480 feet
- St Philips Episcopal Anglican Church Landmark720 feet
- Mount Lebanon Baptist Church House of worship890 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 11 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Decatur Street & Stuyvesant Avenue 270 feet
- Chauncey Street & Stuyvesant Avenue 270 feet
- MacDonough Street & Stuyvesant Avenue 540 feet
- Fulton Street & Stuyvesant Avenue 550 feet
- Macon Street & Stuyvesant Avenue 810 feet
- Bainbridge Street & Malcolm X Boulevard 820 feet
- Lewis Avenue & Bainbridge Street 820 feet
- Fulton Street & Schenectady Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along Bainbridge Street or Stuyvesant Avenue.