Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Park Avenue
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Park Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Taaffe Playground is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Park Av/Ryerson St, is 300 feet away for the B62, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them playgrounds, and five places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Park Av/Ryerson St, 300 feet away, for the B62.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Park Av/Ryerson St B62300 feetB62
Next buses at this stop
- B62 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Washington Ave & Park Ave 39 docks in all900 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 168 Flushing Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 33 and 35 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 88
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Clinton Hill
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 playgrounds
- 2 listed historic places
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Steuben Playground690 feet
- Washington Hall Park730 feet
- Washington Hall Park Playground800 feet
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- Taaffe Playground910 feet
- Classon Playground1,250 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Wallabout Industrial Historic District Listed historic place900 feet
- Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District Listed historic place1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Ryerson Street 370 feet
- Park Avenue & Ryerson Street 430 feet
- Park Avenue & Emerson Place 480 feet
- Park Avenue & Williamsburg Street West 630 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Hall Street 640 feet
- Park Avenue & Hall Street 690 feet
- Park Avenue & Grand Avenue 690 feet
- Park Avenue & Steuben Street 750 feet
See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Park Avenue.