Utica Avenue & Herkimer Street

Utica Avenue and Herkimer Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church Rectory stands 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Utica Av, is about a minute on foot, for the A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. A bus lane runs along Utica Avenue, 7am to 7pm.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Utica Av
300 feet · 1 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Utica Av/Fulton St · B46
Within a walk
30 places
17 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Utica Avenue & Herkimer Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Utica Av, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Utica Av A, C
    300 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. Ralph Av C
    0.4 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 Utica Av/Fulton St, 320 feet away, for the B46.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Utica Av/Fulton St B46 · Shelter
    320 feet
    B46
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B46 …

Live arrivals

Utica Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fulton St & Utica Ave 19 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 March 2026.

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)

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 25 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Utica Avenue

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 39 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne, and mostly built between 1889 and 1907.

  1. Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Boys and Girls High School
    1,050 feet
  2. Nelson Mandela High School
    1,050 feet
  3. Research and Service High School
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. A Better Community Garden
    410 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Park Playground
    600 feet
  3. Elizabeth Stroud Playground
    880 feet
Show all 9
  1. Garden of Plenty Garden
    700 feet
  2. Seasons of Vision Garden
    780 feet
  3. Fulton Park
    920 feet
  4. F.A.R.R. Community Garden
    930 feet
  5. Harmony Park
    1,280 feet
  6. Robert Fulton Statue in Fulton Park Park feature
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fulton Park Plaza Listed historic place
    560 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Fellowship AME Church House of worship
    740 feet
  2. Holy Rosary RC Church Landmark
    810 feet
  3. Christ Fellowship Baptist Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 13 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 Utica Avenue.

Sources: 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.