Tompkins Avenue & Pulaski Street

Tompkins Avenue and Pulaski Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. All Peoples Church of the Apostolic Faith is 90 feet away, and Willoughby Playground is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, is about seven minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Myrtle-Willoughby Avs
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
Tompkins Av/Dekalb Av · B43
Within a walk
33 places
16 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Tompkins Avenue & Pulaski Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G
    0.3 miles
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Bedford-Nostrand Avs G
    0.5 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Tompkins Av/Dekalb Av, 260 feet away, for the B43.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Tompkins Av/Dekalb Av B43
    260 feet
    B43

Next buses at this stop

  1. B43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Tompkins Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willoughby Ave & Tompkins Ave 19 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 895 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 775 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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 (West)
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 35 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Pulaski Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Pulaski Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM

East side of Tompkins Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Tompkins Avenue

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

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
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 swimming pools
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Charter School
    1,110 feet
  2. P.S. 023 Carter G. Woodson School
    1,110 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. Uta 656 School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. American Heart Garden
    350 feet
  2. Hart to Hart Community Garden
    460 feet
  3. Willoughby Playground
    580 feet
Show all 10
  1. All People's Community Garden
    580 feet
  2. Heaven's Gate Community Garden (Hart Street) Garden
    680 feet
  3. Herbert Von King Park
    860 feet
  4. Herbert Von King Park Playground
    1,160 feet
  5. Senior Retreat Garden - Tompkins Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,210 feet
  6. Pulaski Playground
    1,290 feet
  7. Red Gate Garden
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Herbert von King Cultural Arts Center Arts or cultural center
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Peoples Church of the Apostolic Faith House of worship
    90 feet
  2. Mount Pisgah Baptist Church House of worship
    420 feet
  3. Our Lady of Montserrate St Ambrose Church House of worship
    750 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bedford Stuyvesant Community Pool Swimming pool
    1,190 feet
  2. Kosciuszko Pool Swimming pool
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Pulaski Street or Tompkins Avenue.

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