Classon Avenue & Clifton Place
Classon Avenue and Clifton Place meet at a four-way crossing in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Cedar Tree Garden is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, Classon Av, is about a minute on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Classon Av, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Classon Av G260 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Bedford-Nostrand Avs G0.3 milesG
- Clinton-Washington Avs G0.4 milesG
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Classon Av/Greene Av, 160 feet away, for the B48.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Classon Av/Greene Av B48160 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Classon Avenue.
- 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Lexington Ave & Classon Ave 19 docks in all600 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 184 Classon Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 540 Waverly Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11238
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 35 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 79 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Clinton Hill
- Elevation
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- Two of the streets are 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 1930 and 1965.
Since 2014 at least 78 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Classon Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Classon Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Clifton Place
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
South side of Clifton Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and eight buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built in 1894.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.
- 9 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 gardens
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Little Sun People Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K120 feet
- Billy Martin Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K590 feet
- Community Partnership Charter School840 feet
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- The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5780 feet
- P.S. 270 Johann Dekalb School840 feet
- Kings Bay YM - YWHA Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,190 feet
- Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
- Starting Point - Bedford Stuyvesant School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cedar Tree Garden170 feet
- Classon Playground340 feet
- Jane Bailey Memorial Garden540 feet
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- Greene Acres Community Garden840 feet
- Lafayette Gardens Playground970 feet
Houses of worship
- Mount Zion Christian Mission Church House of worship1,190 feet
- Mount Sinai Baptist Church House of worship1,270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Lafayette Community Center730 feet
Fire and police
- 88th Precinct Police station · landmark780 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket1,060 feet
- CTown Supermarket1,310 feet
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store820 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Greene Avenue & Classon Avenue 270 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Classon Avenue 270 feet
- Classon Avenue & Lexington Avenue 540 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Clifton Place 760 feet
- Grand Avenue & Clifton Place 790 feet
- Quincy Street & Classon Avenue 810 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Classon Avenue 810 feet
- Greene Avenue & Franklin Avenue 1,030 feet
See every intersection along Classon Avenue or Clifton Place.