Ashland Place & Willoughby Street

Ashland Place and Willoughby Street meet at a four-way crossing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 64 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The Phoenix Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about four minutes on foot, and 13 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, two of them colleges, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
22 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
940 feet · 4 min on foot · B, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
Myrtle Av/Ashland Pl · B54
Within a walk
15 places
2 colleges, 2 parks and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ashland Place & Willoughby Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 13 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. DeKalb Av B, Q, R
    940 feet
    B Q R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
  3. R …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
  3. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R
    0.3 miles
    A C F R
  2. Nevins St 2, 3, 4, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 3 4 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Masstransiscope” (1980) by Bill Brand and “DeKalb Improvisation” (2005) by Stephen Johnson at the DeKalb Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Ashland Pl, 610 feet away, for the B54.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Ashland Pl B54 · Shelter
    610 feet
    B54
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Ashland Place.

  • 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willoughby St & Ashland Pl 31 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 152 Ashland Place Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    230 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 64 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,812th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 29 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Greene
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 289 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 73 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2023 and November 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 10pm on Willoughby Street (south side).

East side of Ashland Place

  • Doctor plates only 5 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Ashland Place

  • Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300108 and 331372.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 colleges
  • 2 parks
  • 2 park features
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Long Island Univ-Brooklyn Campus College
    830 feet
  2. Brooklyn Hospital-Caledonia Hospital College
    1,000 feet
  3. Brooklyn Bureau Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
Show all 6
  1. Fullstack Academy Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  2. Basis Independent Brooklyn School
    1,150 feet
  3. Metro Training Inst Trade or language school
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Greene Park
    400 feet
  2. Fort Greene Playground
    560 feet
  3. University Place Park
    780 feet
Show all 6
  1. Fort Greene Crypt in Fort Greene Park Park feature
    790 feet
  2. Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Fort Greene Park Park feature
    960 feet
  3. Garden of Eden - Ingersoll Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,120 feet

Health care

  1. The Phoenix Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    440 feet
  2. Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus Hospital
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #3 Satellite Police station
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  2. NYC Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Lidl Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    540 feet

Other stores

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

Shopping centers

  1. City Point Shopping center
    1,110 feet
  2. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Ashland Place or Willoughby 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.