Willoughby Avenue & Skillman Street

Willoughby Avenue and Skillman 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. Myrtle Village Green is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about six minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, eight of them schools, and 14 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Franklin Av/Willoughby Av · B48
Within a walk
23 places
8 schools, 5 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Willoughby Avenue & Skillman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford-Nostrand 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. Classon Av G
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin Av/Willoughby Av, 370 feet away, for the B48.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin Av/Willoughby Av B48 · Shelter
    370 feet
    B48
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Willoughby Avenue.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willoughby Ave & Walworth St 19 docks in all
    840 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 895 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    430 feet
  2. 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.8 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11205
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
33
Police precinct
79
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2024 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Skillman Street

  • Other rule 11 signs PARKING PERMITTED MONDAY & THURSDAY 1PM-2:30PM ONLY

West side of Skillman Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 1PM-2:30PM

North side of Willoughby Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 1PM-2:30PM

South side of Willoughby Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 1PM-2:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 8 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Hamaspik School (The) School
    260 feet
  2. United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    350 feet
  3. Bnos Chayil School
    460 feet
Show all 12
  1. Bnos Square of Williamsburg School
    660 feet
  2. Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School (Bcam) School
    730 feet
  3. Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service School
    730 feet
  4. Baybeehive Dekalb Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    850 feet
  5. Talmud Torah Toshbar School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet
  6. Bnos Square of Williamsburg 2 School
    1,260 feet
  7. Tickle Toes Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet
  8. Ohel Elozer School
    1,300 feet
  9. Talmud Torah Tashbar School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Star Spangled Playground
    380 feet
  2. Myrtle Village Green Garden
    570 feet
  3. Target Brooklyn (Bedford Avenue Block Association) Garden
    620 feet
Show all 5
  1. Spencer St Block Association Garden
    990 feet
  2. Lafayette Gardens Playground
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marys Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Ladder 102 Fire station
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chestnut Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 17 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Skillman Street or Willoughby 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.