Carroll Street & Franklin Avenue

Carroll Street and Franklin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Crown Heights (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Jehovahs Witnesses Ebbets Field is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College/Botanic Garden, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2, 3, 4, 5 and S. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, eight of them schools, and 24 places to eat. About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College/Botanic Garden
920 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, S
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Franklin Av/Carroll St · B48
Within a walk
20 places
8 schools, 5 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Carroll Street & Franklin Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College/Botanic Garden, 920 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College/Botanic Garden 2, 3, 4, 5, S
    920 feet
    2 3 4 5 S

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
Outbound
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
Franklin Av
1 line
  1. S …
Prospect Park
1 line
  1. S …

Also within a walk

  1. Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum 2, 3
    0.5 miles
    2 3
  2. President St-Medgar Evers College 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “IL7/Square” (1999) by Millie Burns at the Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College/Botanic Garden station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin Av/Carroll St, 120 feet away, for the B48.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin Av/Carroll St B48
    120 feet
    B48

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Franklin Avenue.

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Carroll St & Franklin Ave 19 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 517 Flatbush Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 375 Lefferts Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11225
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 9
City Council district
35
Police precinct
71
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Crown Heights (South)
Elevation
113 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Carroll Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Carroll Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Franklin Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 4 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Franklin Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 3 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 botanical garden
  • 1 college
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  2. P.S. 241 Emma L. Johnston School
    720 feet
  3. Little Angel Day Care #3 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
Show all 11
  1. Medgar Evers College
    1,000 feet
  2. Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment School
    1,140 feet
  3. Brooklyn School for Music & Theatre School
    1,140 feet
  4. International High School at Prospect Heights School
    1,140 feet
  5. The High School for Global Citizenship School
    1,140 feet
  6. Clara Barton High School
    1,190 feet
  7. Ebbets Field Middle School
    1,260 feet
  8. P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jackie Robinson Playground
    710 feet
  2. Union Street Garden and Community Development Garden
    950 feet
  3. Brooklyn Botanic Garden Botanical garden
    1,170 feet
Show all 4
  1. Dr. Ronald McNair Park
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Jehovahs Witnesses Ebbets Field House of worship
    700 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    180 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Carroll Street or Franklin Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.