4th Avenue & Douglass Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and Douglass Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Thomas Greene Playground is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Union St, is about three minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 41 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Union St
870 feet · 3 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
760 feet
3 Av/Douglass St · B37
Within a walk
15 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & Douglass Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Union St, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Union St R
    870 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    0.4 miles
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R
  2. Bergen St 2, 3
    0.5 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “CommUnion” (1994) by Emmett Wigglesworth at the Union St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/Douglass St, 760 feet away, for the B37.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/Douglass St B37
    760 feet
    B37

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 49 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Douglass St & 4 Ave 51 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 3rd Avenue & Hamilton Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 613 Baltic Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    680 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Park Slope
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 88 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 4th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Douglass Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 9AM-9PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Douglass Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 308351.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 133 William A. Butler School
    550 feet
  2. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    670 feet
  3. Le Paradis des Anges Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    690 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ms. Lam Montessori School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    990 feet
  2. Alonzo A. Daughtry Memorial Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. GreenSpace Native Plant Community Garden and Environmental Center Garden
    590 feet
  2. Thomas Greene Playground
    790 feet
  3. Garden of Union (Annie's Garden) Garden
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. Warren-St.Marks Community Garden
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public Bath No. 7 Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Douglass & Degraw Pool Swimming pool
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or Douglass Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.