Troy Avenue & Herkimer Street

Troy Avenue and Herkimer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fulton Park is 380 feet away, and Her-King Alagantic Community Garden is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Utica Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Utica Av
1,140 feet · 4 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
Troy Av/Fulton St · B15
Within a walk
15 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Troy Avenue & Herkimer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Utica Av, 1,140 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Utica Av A, C
    1,140 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
    0.3 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 Troy Av/Fulton St, 330 feet away, for the B15.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Troy Av/Fulton St B15 · Shelter
    330 feet
    B15
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lewis Ave & Fulton St 20 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1802 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 419 Stuyvesant Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.

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
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 246 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Herkimer Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Herkimer Street

  • Doctor plates only 4 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Troy Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Troy Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 68 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival and neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1883 and 1901.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  2. Little Me Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet
  3. Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School
    1,310 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 243k- the Weeksville School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harmony Park
    310 feet
  2. Fulton Park
    380 feet
  3. Robert Fulton Statue in Fulton Park Park feature
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. Her-King Alagantic Community Garden
    1,170 feet

Health care

  1. Interfaith Medical Center Hospital
    670 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Lebanon Baptist Church House of worship
    940 feet
  2. Gospel Temple Church of God House of worship
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,200 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Herkimer Street or Troy 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.