Atlantic Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue
Atlantic Avenue and Vanderbilt Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 77 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Luke St Mathew Church is 340 feet away, and St. Mark's Avenue / Prospect Heights Community Garden is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Clinton-Washington Avs, is about four minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 44 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Clinton-Washington Avs, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Clinton-Washington Avs C950 feetC
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- C …
Outbound
1 line- C …
Also within a walk
- Lafayette Av C0.4 milesC
- Clinton-Washington Avs G0.5 milesG
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Vanderbilt Av/Atlantic Av, 60 feet away, for the B69.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Vanderbilt Av/Atlantic Av B69 · Shelter60 feetB69
Next buses at this stop
- B69 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Vanderbilt Avenue.
- 85 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Bergen St & Vanderbilt Ave 27 docks in all910 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 station0.6 miles
- 510 Waverly Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 77 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 52 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 8 of those hurt, on foot
- 13 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11238
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 35
- Police precinct
- 77 and 78 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Clinton Hill
- Elevation
- 73 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 2015 and 2021.
Since 2014 at least 346 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Atlantic Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Atlantic Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Vanderbilt Avenue
- No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
West side of Vanderbilt Avenue
- No stopping 7 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 31 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1869 and 1887.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.
- 9 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
- 2 pedestrian plazas
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- League School - Vanderbilt School480 feet
- Aozora Community Foundation Preschool, ages 2 to 5610 feet
- P.S. K753 - School for Career Development School700 feet
Show all 7
- Discovery Pitstop Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,040 feet
- Achievement First Endeavor Charter School1,050 feet
- L & L Studio Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,060 feet
- Shining Smiles Daycare I Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gateway Triangle800 feet
- Lowry Triangle1,000 feet
- St. Mark's Avenue / Prospect Heights Community Garden1,110 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Gates Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza990 feet
- Underhill Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,070 feet
Houses of worship
- St Luke St Mathew Church Landmark · listed historic place340 feet
- St Josephs RC Church House of worship690 feet
- Zion Baptist Church House of worship1,090 feet
Community centers and public services
- Atlantic Terminal Site 4b Community Center1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Urban Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Atlantic Center Shopping center0.4 miles
- Atlantic Terminal Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Atlantic Avenue & Clinton Avenue 280 feet
- Pacific Street & Vanderbilt Avenue 310 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Clermont Avenue 330 feet
- Dean Street & Vanderbilt Avenue 590 feet
- Fulton Street & Vanderbilt Avenue 720 feet
- Bergen Street & Vanderbilt Avenue 890 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Washington Avenue at Underhill Avenue 900 feet
- Gates Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue 900 feet
See every intersection along Atlantic Avenue or Vanderbilt Avenue.