4th Avenue & Dean Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and Dean Street is in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 920 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Brooklyn High School of the Arts is 550 feet away, and P.S. 133 William A. Butler is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, is about a minute on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 57 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr
320 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Dean St/4 Av · B65
Within a walk
22 places
8 religious buildings, 3 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & Dean Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 9 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    320 feet
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
9 lines
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Outbound
4 lines
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Southbound
5 lines
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Also within a walk

  1. Bergen St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3
  2. Fulton St G
    0.4 miles
    G

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hook (Archean Reach), Line (Sea House), and Sinker (Mined Swell),” (2004) by George Trakas (in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Dean St/4 Av, 70 feet away, for the B65.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Dean St/4 Av B65
    70 feet
    B65

Next buses at this stop

  1. B65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Dean Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bergen St & 4 Ave 34 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 465 Pacific Street Charging for electric cars, 17 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2025

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 920 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 819th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 443 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33 and 39 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
78 and 84 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 128 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2022 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Dean Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

South side of Dean Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309352, 329263 and 330881.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 libraries
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn High School of the Arts School
    550 feet
  2. The Exploratory School
    550 feet
  3. Le Paradis des Anges Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
Show all 5
  1. Masters Refrigeration Learning Cntr Trade or language school
    960 feet
  2. P.S. 133 William A. Butler School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bears/Pacific Street Garden
    810 feet
  2. Warren-St.Marks Community Garden
    830 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at BAM South Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Pacific Library
    290 feet
  2. Atlantic Avenue Control House Listed historic place
    630 feet
  3. Atlantic Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    740 feet
Show all 4
  1. Library for Arts & Culture Library
    1,240 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Barclays Center Stadium or arena
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    950 feet
  2. Beth El Baptist Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Plaza Post Office
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    780 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    790 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    850 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,130 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    820 feet
  2. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or Dean Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.