Atlantic Avenue & 4th Avenue

Atlantic Avenue and 4th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 71 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Times Plaza Post Office is 420 feet away, and North Pacific Playground is 1,170 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 32 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 85 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 4th Avenue.

Safety record
28 hurt
71 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr
230 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Atlantic Av/4 Av · B37, B63
Within a walk
32 places
7 religious buildings, 6 schools and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Atlantic Avenue & 4th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, 230 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
    230 feet
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
9 lines
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  4. 5 …
  5. B …
  6. D …
  7. N …
  8. Q …
  9. R …
Outbound
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
Southbound
5 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. N …
  4. Q …
  5. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Fulton St G
    0.3 miles
    G
  2. Nevins St 2, 3, 4, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 3 4 5

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 Atlantic Av/4 Av, 50 feet away, for the B37 and B63.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/4 Av B37, B63
    50 feet
    B37 B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …
  2. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 4th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 71 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 28 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 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, March 2004
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2016
  • Turn calming, July 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2025

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)
Park Slope
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

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 208 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 4th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Atlantic Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Atlantic Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-8PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301080 and 332755.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 43 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
    450 feet
  2. Central Methodist Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    500 feet
  3. The Salvation Army Building Designated landmark
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 libraries
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Masters Refrigeration Learning Cntr Trade or language school
    440 feet
  2. Brooklyn High School of the Arts School
    800 feet
  3. The Exploratory School
    800 feet
Show all 9
  1. Khalil Gibran International Academy School
    840 feet
  2. The Elizabeth Jennings School for Bold Explorers School
    840 feet
  3. Hanson Place Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  4. The International Charter School of New York Annex School
    1,170 feet
  5. Brooklyn Independent School
    1,170 feet
  6. Dental Auxiliary Training Center Trade or language school
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bears/Pacific Street Garden
    570 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden
    990 feet
  3. North Pacific Playground
    1,170 feet
Show all 6
  1. Betty Carter Park
    1,190 feet
  2. MoCADA Ubuntu Garden
    1,210 feet
  3. Sixteen Sycamores Playground
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at BAM South Public space
    720 feet
  2. Public space at 620 Fulton Street Public space
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Atlantic Avenue Control House Listed historic place
    110 feet
  2. Atlantic Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    220 feet
  3. Pacific Library
    390 feet
Show all 4
  1. Library for Arts & Culture Library
    720 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Brooklyn Academy of Music Arts or cultural center · landmark · listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Barclays Center Stadium or arena
    1,000 feet
  3. Polonsky Shakespeare Center Theater or concert hall
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    1,050 feet
  2. Recovery House of Worship Church Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Plaza Post Office
    420 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    260 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    270 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    950 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,280 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

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

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    300 feet
  2. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    820 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 85 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or Atlantic Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.