Willoughby Avenue & Tompkins Avenue
Willoughby Avenue and Tompkins Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. All People's Community Garden is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Myrtle-Willoughby Avs, is about five minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 2,500 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, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G1,310 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Tompkins Av/Willoughby Av, 120 feet away, for the B43.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Tompkins Av/Willoughby Av B43120 feetB43
Next buses at this stop
- B43 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Tompkins Avenue and Willoughby Avenue.
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Willoughby Ave & Tompkins Ave 19 docks in all50 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 station0.8 miles
- 775 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
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
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 127 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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 May 2015 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Tompkins Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Tompkins Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
North side of Willoughby Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 5 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 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.
- 15 religious buildings
- 9 gardens
- 6 schools
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Charter School570 feet
- P.S. 023 Carter G. Woodson School570 feet
- United Talmudical Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5830 feet
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- Uta 656 School890 feet
- United Academy Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2940 feet
- kiddieland center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2940 feet
- P.S. 368 School1,120 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 School1,120 feet
- Central UTA - Marcy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,210 feet
- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Marcy School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- All People's Community Garden40 feet
- Willoughby Playground50 feet
- American Heart Garden540 feet
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- Heaven's Gate Community Garden (Hart Street) Garden550 feet
- Senior Retreat Garden - Tompkins Houses (NYCHA) Garden670 feet
- Hart to Hart Community Garden760 feet
- T&T Vernon Block Community Garden790 feet
- Tranquility Farm Garden840 feet
- Red Gate Garden840 feet
- Vernon and Throop Community Garden1,040 feet
- Pulaski Playground1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Montserrate St Ambrose Church House of worship220 feet
- All Peoples Church of the Apostolic Faith House of worship480 feet
- Greater Free Gift Baptist Church House of worship800 feet
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- Mount Pisgah Baptist Church House of worship950 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hart Street & Tompkins Avenue 270 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Vernon Avenue 270 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Pulaski Street 540 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Tompkins Avenue 540 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Throop Avenue 790 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Marcy Avenue 800 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Tompkins Avenue 810 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Stockton Street 820 feet
See every intersection along Tompkins Avenue or Willoughby Avenue.