Willoughby Avenue & Throop Avenue
Willoughby Avenue and Throop Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Tranquility Farm is 40 feet away, and P.S. 059 the Dawn Best School is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, is about eight minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 2,300 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, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G0.4 milesG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Throop Av/Hart St, 190 feet away, for the B43.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Throop Av/Hart St B43190 feetB43
Next buses at this stop
- B43 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Throop Avenue and Willoughby Avenue.
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Pulaski St & Throop Ave 19 docks in all580 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1199 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 7 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 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 foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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 46 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Throop Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
West side of Throop Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Willoughby Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
South side of Willoughby Avenue
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.
- 14 religious buildings
- 6 gardens
- 4 schools
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- United Talmudical Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 540 feet
- Uta 656 School100 feet
- Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,000 feet
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- Brighter Choice Community School1,030 feet
- P.S. 059 the Dawn Best School1,210 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 2 School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tranquility Farm Garden40 feet
- T&T Vernon Block Community Garden190 feet
- Vernon and Throop Community Garden250 feet
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- Pulaski Playground500 feet
- Heaven's Gate Community Garden (Hart Street) Garden520 feet
- All People's Community Garden710 feet
- Willoughby Playground840 feet
- Sumner Playground880 feet
- Senior Retreat Garden - Tompkins Houses (NYCHA) Garden1,260 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Shalom Eh Congregation House of worship950 feet
- Our Lady of Montserrate St Ambrose Church House of worship1,020 feet
- All Peoples Church of the Apostolic Faith House of worship1,270 feet
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- St Philips Christian Church House of worship1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket1,040 feet
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 13 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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:
- Throop Avenue & Vernon Avenue 270 feet
- Hart Street & Throop Avenue 270 feet
- Throop Avenue & Pulaski Street 540 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Throop Avenue 540 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Marcus Garvey Boulevard 790 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Tompkins Avenue 790 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Throop Avenue 810 feet
- Marcus Garvey Boulevard & Vernon Avenue 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Throop Avenue or Willoughby Avenue.