Albemarle Road & Oakland Place

Albemarle Road and Oakland Place meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. M.S. 246 Walt Whitman is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
Bedford Av/Snyder Av · B49
Within a walk
32 places
17 religious buildings, 10 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Albemarle Road & Oakland Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Beverly Rd 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transitions” (2001) by Louis Delsarte at the Church Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Snyder Av, 430 feet away, for the B49.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Snyder Av B49
    430 feet
    B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bedford Ave & Albemarle Rd 21 docks in all
    210 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2019.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
40
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Erasmus
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 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 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Albemarle Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Oakland Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Oakland Place

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Victorian Gothic, and built in 1875.

  1. Flatbush Town Hall Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. M.S. 246 Walt Whitman School
    570 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School Ditmas Park Middle School
    570 feet
  3. Norma Adams Clemons Academy School
    700 feet
Show all 10
  1. P.S. 399 Stanley Eugene Clark School
    900 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Flatbush School
    1,060 feet
  3. Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration: a College Board School
    1,190 feet
  4. Academy of Hospitality and Tourism School
    1,190 feet
  5. High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus School
    1,190 feet
  6. High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus School
    1,190 feet
  7. Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lott Park
    240 feet
  2. Rogers/Tilden/Veronica Place Garden
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Erasmus Hall Academy Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    680 feet
  2. The Universal Church House of worship
    780 feet
  3. Goshen Temple 7 Day Adventists Church House of worship
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Salem Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 261 East 21st Street Older adult center
    1,280 feet
  2. Flatbush Post Office Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Albemarle Road or Oakland Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.