Atlantic Avenue & Clinton Avenue
Atlantic Avenue and Clinton Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lowry Triangle is 720 feet away, and Gates Avenue Plaza is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Clinton-Washington Avs, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 42 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Clinton-Washington Avs, 680 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Clinton-Washington Avs C680 feetC
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- C …
Outbound
1 line- C …
Also within a walk
- Clinton-Washington Avs G0.5 milesG
- Lafayette Av C0.5 milesC
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Vanderbilt Av, 220 feet away, for the B45.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Atlantic Av/Vanderbilt Av B45220 feetB45
Next buses at this stop
- B45 …
Cycling
- 92 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
- Underhill Ave & Pacific St 27 docks in all880 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 506 Grand Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 510 Waverly Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 17 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 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 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11238
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 35
- Police precinct
- 77 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Clinton Hill
- Elevation
- 75 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 228 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Atlantic Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Clinton Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Clinton Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 28 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1869 and 1886.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Lowry Triangle.
- Reverend Benjamin J. Lowry Bust by Robert W. Pugh, 1982640 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 13 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
- 2 pedestrian plazas
Schools and child care
- Aozora Community Foundation Preschool, ages 2 to 5330 feet
- League School - Vanderbilt School750 feet
- Achievement First Endeavor Charter School770 feet
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- Shining Smiles Daycare I Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5960 feet
- P.S. K753 - School for Career Development School970 feet
- Discovery Pitstop Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lowry Triangle720 feet
- Gateway Triangle1,080 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Underhill Plaza Pedestrian plaza800 feet
- Gates Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- St Josephs RC Church House of worship410 feet
- St Luke St Mathew Church Landmark · listed historic place450 feet
- Zion Baptist Church House of worship810 feet
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- Brown Memorial Baptist Church House of worship1,180 feet
- Epiphany RC Church House of worship1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Urban Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Atlantic Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and six food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Atlantic Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue 280 feet
- Pacific Street & Vanderbilt Avenue 580 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Clermont Avenue 610 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Washington Avenue at Underhill Avenue 620 feet
- Fulton Street & Clinton Avenue 710 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Washington Avenue 710 feet
- Dean Street & Vanderbilt Avenue 870 feet
- Pacific Street & Underhill Avenue 920 feet
See every intersection along Atlantic Avenue or Clinton Avenue.