Tompkins Avenue & Vernon Avenue
Tompkins Avenue and Vernon Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Our Lady of Montserrate St Ambrose Church is 110 feet away, and Stockton Playground is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, is about four minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G1,040 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Tompkins Av/Myrtle Av, 180 feet away, for the B43.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Tompkins Av/Myrtle Av B43 · Shelter180 feetB43
Next buses at this stop
- B43 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Tompkins Avenue.
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Willoughby Ave & Tompkins Ave 19 docks in all310 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 212 Harrison Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017
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
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 124 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Tompkins Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Tompkins Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
North side of Vernon Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
South side of Vernon Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.
- 14 religious buildings
- 10 gardens
- 8 schools
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 community center
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Charter School560 feet
- P.S. 023 Carter G. Woodson School560 feet
- United Academy Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2670 feet
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- kiddieland center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2670 feet
- P.S. 368 School850 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 School850 feet
- Central UTA - Marcy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5940 feet
- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5940 feet
- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Marcy School1,030 feet
- United Talmudical Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,100 feet
- Uta 656 School1,160 feet
- Tompkins Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,200 feet
- P.S. 297 Abraham Stockton School1,280 feet
- Success Academy Charter-Myrtle Ave Middle School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Willoughby Playground200 feet
- All People's Community Garden270 feet
- Senior Retreat Garden - Tompkins Houses (NYCHA) Garden400 feet
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- T&T Vernon Block Community Garden630 feet
- American Heart Garden810 feet
- Heaven's Gate Community Garden (Hart Street) Garden820 feet
- Vernon and Throop Community Garden840 feet
- Tranquility Farm Garden920 feet
- Hart to Hart Community Garden1,030 feet
- Red Gate Garden1,110 feet
- Marcy Playground1,120 feet
- Vernon Cases Community Garden1,150 feet
- Stockton Playground1,210 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Montserrate St Ambrose Church House of worship110 feet
- Greater Free Gift Baptist Church House of worship530 feet
- All Peoples Church of the Apostolic Faith House of worship750 feet
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- Mount Pisgah Baptist Church House of worship1,230 feet
Community centers and public services
- Tompkins Community Center1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Willoughby Avenue & Tompkins Avenue 270 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Tompkins Avenue 270 feet
- Hart Street & Tompkins Avenue 540 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Stockton Street 550 feet
- Marcy Avenue & Vernon Avenue 790 feet
- Throop Avenue & Vernon Avenue 800 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Pulaski Street 810 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Martin Luther King Jr Place 820 feet
See every intersection along Tompkins Avenue or Vernon Avenue.