Classon Avenue & Emerson Place

Classon Avenue and Emerson Place meet at a three-way junction in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Classon Playground is 530 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Classon Av/Park Av, is 140 feet away for the B48 and B62, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them playgrounds, and six places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Classon Av/Park Av · B48, B62
Within a walk
8 places
3 playgrounds, 3 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Classon Avenue & Emerson Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Classon Av/Park Av, 140 feet away, for the B48 and B62.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Classon Av/Park Av B48, B62
    140 feet
    B48 B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …
  2. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wallabout St & Kent Ave 23 docks in all
    1,090 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 75 Classon Avenue Gas station
    470 feet
  2. 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11205
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33
Police precinct
79 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Clinton Hill
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 77 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and August 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Classon Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Emerson Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM

West side of Emerson Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva Nachlas Tzvi D'Krula Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  2. Bnos Spinka Boys School
    960 feet
  3. P.S./I.S. 157 the Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy School
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. Hychel Hatorah School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Taaffe Playground
    370 feet
  2. Classon Playground
    530 feet
  3. Steuben Playground
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. Classon Triangle
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. One Stop Kosher Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Classon Avenue or Emerson Place.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.