Carroll Street & Fiske Place
Carroll Street and Fiske Place meet at a three-way junction in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Park Slope Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beth Elohim Congregation is 500 feet away, and Meadowport Arch in Prospect Park is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Army Plaza, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 25 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Grand Army Plaza, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Army Plaza 2, 30.3 miles2 3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 2 …
- 3 …
Outbound
2 lines- 2 …
- 3 …
Also within a walk
- 7 Av B, Q0.5 milesB Q
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Wings for the IRT: The Irresistible Romance of Travel” (1995) by Jane Greengold at the Grand Army Plaza station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/Garfield Pl, 810 feet away, for the B67 and B69.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 7 Av/Garfield Pl B67, B69810 feetB67 B69
Next buses at this stop
- B67 …
- B69 …
Cycling
- 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Garfield Pl & 8 Ave 25 docks in all670 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 300 Bergen Street Gas station1.2 miles
- 510 5th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11215
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 78
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Park Slope
- Elevation
- 115 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1889 and 1921.
Trees
NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Carroll Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Fiske Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Fiske Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Park Slope Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 500 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival and neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1887 and 1896.
- The Temple House Designated landmark630 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
Schools and child care
- Old First Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5600 feet
- Congregation Beth Elohim Ecc Preschool, ages 2 to 5880 feet
- The Berkley Carroll Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,080 feet
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- Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care1,170 feet
- P.S. 321 Pre-K1,210 feet
- Brooklyn Free Space Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Prospect Park1,100 feet
- Meadowport Arch in Prospect Park Park feature1,310 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Park Slope Historic District Listed historic place1,090 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Elohim Congregation Landmark500 feet
- Old First Reformed Church Listed historic place600 feet
- Church of the Virgin Mary House of worship1,280 feet
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- St Francis Xavier Church House of worship1,300 feet
Fire and police
- Squad 1 Fire station1,280 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch520 feet
- Citibank Bank branch790 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch850 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket650 feet
- Park Slope Food Coop Supermarket0.3 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Carroll Street & Polhemus Place 250 feet
- Carroll Street & 8th Avenue 260 feet
- Garfield Place & Fiske Place 430 feet
- 8th Avenue & Montgomery Place 450 feet
- 7th Avenue & Carroll Street 520 feet
- President Street & 8th Avenue 520 feet
- Garfield Place & Polhemus Place 660 feet
- 8th Avenue & Garfield Place 690 feet
See every intersection along Carroll Street or Fiske Place.