Throop Avenue & Vernon Avenue
Throop Avenue and Vernon Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 682 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Vernon and Throop Community Garden is 50 feet away, and T&T Vernon Block Community Garden is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, is about seven minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G0.3 milesG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Flushing Av J, M0.5 milesJ M
- Myrtle Av J, M, Z0.5 milesJ M Z
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Throop Av, 330 feet away, for the B54.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/Throop Av B54 · Shelter330 feetB54
Next buses at this stop
- B54 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Throop Avenue.
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Throop Ave & Myrtle Ave 21 docks in all370 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 25 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 5 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2023
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2023
- Turn calming, September 2025
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2026 so far, through July 26, 682 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11206
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 36
- Police precinct
- 79
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1962.
Since 2014 at least 40 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Throop Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Throop Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Vernon Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
South side of Vernon Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.
- 12 religious buildings
- 6 gardens
- 4 schools
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 community center
Schools and child care
- United Talmudical Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5310 feet
- Uta 656 School370 feet
- P.S. 059 the Dawn Best School940 feet
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- Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 2 School940 feet
- Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,270 feet
- Brighter Choice Community School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Vernon and Throop Community Garden50 feet
- Tranquility Farm Garden120 feet
- T&T Vernon Block Community Garden140 feet
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- Sumner Playground610 feet
- Pulaski Playground760 feet
- Heaven's Gate Community Garden (Hart Street) Garden790 feet
- All People's Community Garden980 feet
- Senior Retreat Garden - Tompkins Houses (NYCHA) Garden990 feet
- Willoughby Playground1,000 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Montserrate St Ambrose Church House of worship910 feet
- Beth Shalom Eh Congregation House of worship1,150 feet
- Greater Free Gift Baptist Church House of worship1,300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at 303 Vernon Avenue Community center1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket770 feet
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Willoughby Avenue & Throop Avenue 270 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Throop Avenue 270 feet
- Hart Street & Throop Avenue 540 feet
- Marcus Garvey Boulevard & Vernon Avenue 790 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Vernon Avenue 800 feet
- Throop Avenue & Pulaski Street 810 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Marcus Garvey Boulevard 1,060 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Marcus Garvey Boulevard 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Throop Avenue or Vernon Avenue.