Ashland Place & Hanson Place

Ashland Place and Hanson Place meet at a three-way junction in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Williamsburgh Savings Bank stands 170 feet away. The nearest subway, Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, is about a minute on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 83 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr
120 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Flatbush Av/Atlantic Av · B41, B45, B67
Within a walk
33 places
6 religious buildings, 6 schools and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ashland Place & Hanson Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, 120 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 9 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    120 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. Fulton St G
    1,090 feet
    G
  2. Lafayette Av C
    1,250 feet
    C

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 Flatbush Av/Atlantic Av, 170 feet away, for the B41, B45 and B67.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flatbush Av/Atlantic Av B41, B45, B67
    170 feet
    B41 B45 B67

Next buses at this stop

  1. B41 …
  2. B45 …
  3. B67 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Ashland Place.

  • 93 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hanson Pl & Ashland Pl 39 docks in all
    20 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 625 Atlantic Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    800 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33 and 35 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
78 and 84 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Greene
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 258 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Ashland Place

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of Ashland Place

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Hanson Place

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of Hanson Place

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO MTA POLICE
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 332987 and 332988.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 76 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1856 and 1859.

  1. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. Central Methodist Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. The Salvation Army Building Designated landmark
    320 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 public spaces
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Masters Refrigeration Learning Cntr Trade or language school
    160 feet
  2. Hanson Place Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet
  3. Khalil Gibran International Academy School
    720 feet
Show all 9
  1. The Elizabeth Jennings School for Bold Explorers School
    720 feet
  2. The International Charter School of New York Annex School
    890 feet
  3. Brooklyn Independent School
    900 feet
  4. Dental Auxiliary Training Center Trade or language school
    990 feet
  5. Brooklyn High School of the Arts School
    1,080 feet
  6. The Exploratory School
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bears/Pacific Street Garden
    720 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden
    870 feet
  3. Betty Carter Park
    910 feet
Show all 5
  1. MoCADA Ubuntu Garden
    940 feet
  2. Sixteen Sycamores Playground
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at BAM South Public space
    440 feet
  2. Public space at 620 Fulton Street Public space
    940 feet
  3. Public space at Forte Public space
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Atlantic Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    150 feet
  2. Atlantic Avenue Control House Listed historic place
    300 feet
  3. Library for Arts & Culture Library
    440 feet
Show all 5
  1. Pacific Library
    670 feet
  2. Hanson Place Seventh Day Adventist Church Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Brooklyn Academy of Music Arts or cultural center · landmark · listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. Polonsky Shakespeare Center Theater or concert hall
    880 feet
  3. Barclays Center Stadium or arena
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. BAM Harvey Theater Theater or concert hall
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Recovery House of Worship Church Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Plaza Post Office
    470 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    170 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    310 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    410 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    930 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    630 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    130 feet
  2. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    540 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 83 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Ashland Place or Hanson Place.

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