Willoughby Avenue & Spencer Street

Willoughby Avenue and Spencer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bnos Square of Williamsburg is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about six minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Bedford Av/Willoughby Av · B44
Within a walk
26 places
8 religious buildings, 8 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Willoughby Avenue & Spencer 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. Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G
    0.4 miles
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Willoughby Av, 380 feet away, for the B44.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Willoughby Av B44
    380 feet
    B44

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Willoughby Avenue.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 895 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

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

East side of Spencer Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 1PM-2:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Spencer Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 1PM-2:30PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

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

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neo-Grec, and built in 1884.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 gardens
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Bnos Square of Williamsburg School
    120 feet
  2. Bnos Chayil School
    140 feet
  3. United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    350 feet
Show all 13
  1. Hamaspik School (The) School
    370 feet
  2. P.S. 054 Samuel C. Barnes Pre-K
    800 feet
  3. Bais Yakov of Dkhal Adas Yereim School
    800 feet
  4. P.S. 54 the Detective Rafael Ramos School
    800 feet
  5. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  6. Yeshiva of Kasho School
    980 feet
  7. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  8. Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School (Bcam) School
    1,260 feet
  9. Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service School
    1,260 feet
  10. Tickle Toes Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Target Brooklyn (Bedford Avenue Block Association) Garden
    490 feet
  2. Spencer St Block Association Garden
    630 feet
  3. Star Spangled Playground
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. Myrtle Village Green Garden
    1,100 feet
  2. Whole Neighborhood Garden
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chestnut Supermarket
    590 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,300 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Spencer 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.