Clinton Street & Joralemon Street

Clinton Street and Joralemon Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Medical Arts Building stands 150 feet away, and Brooklyn Law School is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Borough Hall/Court St, is about two minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 70 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Borough Hall/Court St
550 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, R
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
Cadman Plaza West/Remsen St · B25, B26, B38, B41
Within a walk
39 places
11 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Clinton Street & Joralemon Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Borough Hall/Court St, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Borough Hall/Court St 2, 3, 4, 5, R
    550 feet
    2 3 4 5 R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
5 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
  5. R …
Outbound
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R
    0.3 miles
    A C F R
  2. Clark St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Cadman Plaza West/Remsen St, 870 feet away, for the B25, B26, B38 and B41.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cadman Plaza West/Remsen St B25, B26, B38, B41
    870 feet
    B25 B26 B38 B41

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …
  2. B26 …
  3. B38 …
  4. B41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Clinton Street.

  • 88 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Clinton St & Joralemon St 50 docks in all
    200 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Atlantic Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 35 Red Cross Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33
Police precinct
84
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brooklyn Heights
Elevation
71 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 38 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 63 signs on these blocks
  • 25 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Joralemon Street (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Joralemon Street (south side).

East side of Clinton Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Clinton Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Joralemon Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300099, 300100, 300120, 300121 and 342741.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District.

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 387 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1846 and 1879.

  1. Medical Arts Building Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Insurance Building Designated landmark
    150 feet
  3. St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    190 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 schools
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Packer Collegiate Institute School · landmark
    320 feet
  2. Packer Collegiate Institute Early School
    390 feet
  3. Chabad Lubavitch of Brooklyn Heights Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    450 feet
Show all 19
  1. Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    460 feet
  2. Smith Street Arts Et Lettres School
    520 feet
  3. Mary McDowell Friends - Upper School
    560 feet
  4. Crown Bus Inst-Kings Trade or language school
    570 feet
  5. Crown Business Institute Trade or language school
    570 feet
  6. Career Training Center Trade or language school
    740 feet
  7. Mti Business School (5002) Trade or language school
    740 feet
  8. Mti Business School-Tech Div(5001) Trade or language school
    740 feet
  9. New Allen School Trade or language school
    780 feet
  10. Brooklyn Autism Center Academy School
    810 feet
  11. Saint Ann's School
    920 feet
  12. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  13. Rightway Therapeutic Services Preschool
    1,090 feet
  14. Grace Church School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet
  15. Brooklyn Law School College
    1,130 feet
  16. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Columbus Park
    720 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brooklyn Trust Company Listed historic place
    750 feet
  2. Borough Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    770 feet
  3. Center for Brooklyn History Library · listed historic place
    800 feet
Show all 7
  1. Brooklyn Historical Society Historic site · listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. Brooklyn Borough Hall Listed historic place
    910 feet
  3. Brooklyn Heights Library
    1,210 feet
  4. Atlantic Avenue Tunnel Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Charles Borromeo Church Landmark
    310 feet
  2. Chabad of Brooklyn Heights House of worship
    450 feet
  3. St Ann & the Holy Trinity Church Listed historic place
    660 feet
Show all 8
  1. Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Cathedral House of worship
    760 feet
  2. First Unitarian Church House of worship
    970 feet
  3. Grace Church Brooklyn Heights House of worship
    1,110 feet
  4. St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
  5. Antioch Pentecostal Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 224 Fire station
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    620 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    620 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 70 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Clinton Street or Joralemon Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.