Atlantic Avenue & Brooklyn Avenue
Atlantic Avenue and Brooklyn Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 84 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 2,430 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Achievement First Brooklyn High School is 700 feet away, and Brower Park is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingston-Throop Avs, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, six of them schools, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kingston-Throop Avs, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Kingston-Throop Avs C0.3 milesC
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- C …
Outbound
1 line- C …
Also within a walk
- Nostrand Av A, C0.4 milesA C
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Brooklyn Av/Atlantic Av, 150 feet away, for the B43.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brooklyn Av/Atlantic Av B43150 feetB43
Next buses at this stop
- B43 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Brooklyn Avenue.
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Brooklyn Ave & Dean St 19 docks in all560 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 51 Brooklyn Avenue Gas stationat this corner
- 145 Brooklyn Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 84 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 48 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 11 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2018
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 2,430 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 361st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,073 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11216
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 36
- Police precinct
- 77 and 79 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crown Heights (North)
- Elevation
- 59 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 55 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Atlantic Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
South side of Atlantic Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 11 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
East side of Brooklyn Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Brooklyn Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 143 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1887 and 1903.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 schools
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 college
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Achievement First Brooklyn High School700 feet
- Achievement First Charter School 11 School700 feet
- Cm'S First Step Training Ctr Trade or language school1,200 feet
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- Uncommon Charter High School700 feet
- Uncommon New York City Charter School #1 School930 feet
- P.S. 093 William H. Prescott School1,100 feet
- Restoration Academy School1,100 feet
- Coll of New Rochelle Brooklyn Campus College1,240 feet
- Honablue Institute of Audio Engineer Trade or language school1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- St. Andrew's Playground330 feet
- Brower Park1,240 feet
Houses of worship
- First AME Zion Methodist Church House of worship980 feet
- Stuyvesant Heights Christian Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 54 Macdonough Street Older adult center1,300 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch940 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket870 feet
- Met Fresh Supermarket0.4 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and nine food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Pacific Street & Brooklyn Avenue 300 feet
- Brooklyn Avenue & Herkimer Street 430 feet
- Dean Street & Brooklyn Avenue 580 feet
- Herkimer Street & St Andrews Place 700 feet
- Fulton Street & Brooklyn Avenue 710 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & New York Avenue 770 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Kingston Avenue 770 feet
- Bergen Street & Brooklyn Avenue 860 feet
See every intersection along Atlantic Avenue or Brooklyn Avenue.