Clarkson Avenue & East 39th Street
Clarkson Avenue and East 39th Street meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Kings County Hospital Center is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Clarkson Av/E 39 St, is 110 feet away for the B12, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them hospitals, and six places to eat. About 800 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 Clarkson Av/E 39 St, 110 feet away, for the B12.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Clarkson Av/E 39 St B12 · Shelter110 feetB12
Next buses at this stop
- B12 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Clarkson Ave & E 40 St 30 docks in all240 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 720 New York Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 597 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers320 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 40
- Police precinct
- 67 and 71 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Rugby
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 296 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Clarkson Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of East 39th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of East 39th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 hospitals
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 college
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School430 feet
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Univ. College1,210 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 38 Ambulance station930 feet
- University Hospital of Brooklyn Hospital1,210 feet
- Kings County Hospital Center Hospital1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- 4003 Church Farm Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Clarkson Avenue & East 40th Street 260 feet
- Lenox Road & East 39th Street 460 feet
- East 37th Street & Clarkson Avenue 530 feet
- Albany Avenue & Clarkson Avenue 530 feet
- East 40th Street & Lenox Road 720 feet
- East 38th Street & Lenox Road 720 feet
- Clarkson Avenue & East 42nd Street 800 feet
- East 37th Street & Lenox Road 980 feet
See every intersection along Clarkson Avenue or East 39th Street.