Clarkson Avenue & East 40th Street
Clarkson Avenue and East 40th Street meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Catherine of Genoa Church is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Clarkson Av/Albany Av, is 160 feet away for the B12, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,000 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/Albany Av, 160 feet away, for the B12.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Clarkson Av/Albany Av B12160 feetB12
Next buses at this stop
- B12 …
Cycling
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Clarkson Ave & E 40 St 30 docks in all50 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 chargers60 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 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
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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
- 48 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and June 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 40th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of East 40th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School430 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 38 Ambulance station1,190 feet
Houses of worship
- St Catherine of Genoa Church House of worship1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- 4003 Church Farm Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Clarkson Avenue & East 39th Street 260 feet
- Albany Avenue & Clarkson Avenue 270 feet
- East 40th Street & Lenox Road 460 feet
- Clarkson Avenue & East 42nd Street 540 feet
- Lenox Road & East 39th Street 720 feet
- Albany Avenue & Lenox Road 730 feet
- East 37th Street & Clarkson Avenue 790 feet
- Clarkson Avenue & East 43rd Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Clarkson Avenue or East 40th Street.