Atlantic Avenue & Clermont Avenue
Atlantic Avenue and Clermont Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 44 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 10,502 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Gateway Triangle is 950 feet away, and South Oxford Park is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Clinton-Washington Avs, is about five minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Clinton-Washington Avs, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Clinton-Washington Avs C1,280 feetC
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- C …
Outbound
1 line- C …
Also within a walk
- Lafayette Av C0.4 milesC
- Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R0.4 miles2 3 4 5 B D N Q R
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Vanderbilt Av, 210 feet away, for the B45.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Atlantic Av/Vanderbilt Av B45210 feetB45
Next buses at this stop
- B45 …
Cycling
- 85 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Fulton St & Clermont Ave 75 docks in all840 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 506 Grand Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 510 Waverly Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 44 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 20 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2018
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 10,502 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 55th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 4,074 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11238
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 35
- Police precinct
- 78 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fort Greene
- Elevation
- 70 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2006 and 2021.
Since 2014 at least 775 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2023 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Atlantic Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Clermont Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-4PM
West side of Clermont Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 36 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1869 and 1886.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- League School - Vanderbilt School260 feet
- P.S. K753 - School for Career Development School370 feet
- L & L Studio Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5790 feet
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- Aozora Community Foundation Preschool, ages 2 to 5940 feet
- Discovery Pitstop Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gateway Triangle950 feet
- South Oxford Park1,240 feet
- South Oxford Park Playground1,250 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Gates Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza990 feet
Houses of worship
- St Luke St Mathew Church Landmark · listed historic place470 feet
- St Josephs RC Church House of worship1,020 feet
Community centers and public services
- Atlantic Terminal Site 4b Community Center880 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Atlantic Center Shopping center0.3 miles
- Atlantic Terminal Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and four food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Atlantic Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue 330 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Carlton Avenue 570 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Clinton Avenue 610 feet
- Pacific Street & Vanderbilt Avenue 640 feet
- Fulton Street & Clermont Avenue 790 feet
- Fulton Street & Gates Avenue 840 feet
- Pacific Street & Carlton Avenue 880 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Cumberland Street 910 feet
See every intersection along Atlantic Avenue or Clermont Avenue.