Cortelyou Road & Argyle Road

Cortelyou Road and Argyle Road meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Beverley Square West Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Lt. Federico Narvaez Tot Lot is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Cortelyou Rd, is about three minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 39 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Cortelyou Rd
700 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
Cortelyou Rd/Westminster Rd · B103, BM1, BM2, BM3 +1
Within a walk
9 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 1 fire station and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cortelyou Road & Argyle Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Cortelyou Rd, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Cortelyou Rd Q
    700 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. Q …
Southbound
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Beverley Rd Q
    0.3 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Garden Stops” (1994) by Patsy Norvell at the Cortelyou Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Cortelyou Rd/Westminster Rd, 350 feet away, for the B103, BM1, BM2, BM3 and BM4.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cortelyou Rd/Westminster Rd B103, BM1, BM2, BM3 +1
    350 feet
    B103 BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. B103 …
  2. BM1 …
  3. BM2 …
  4. BM3 …
  5. BM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Argyle Road.

  • 51 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cortelyou Rd & Argyle Rd 25 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 842 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11218
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
40
Police precinct
70
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Argyle Road

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Argyle Road

  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Cortelyou Road

  • Farmers market 3 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY SUNDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of Cortelyou Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 333422.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Beverley Square West Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 109 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne, and mostly built between 1901 and 1904.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 139 Alexine A. Fenty School
    410 feet
  2. Cortelyou Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  3. Honeydew Cortelyou Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    730 feet
Show all 4
  1. Aleph Elc Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    920 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lt. Federico Narvaez Tot Lot Playground
    40 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Cortelyou Library
    160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ohel Yitzhack House of worship
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Dorchester Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 281/Ladder 147 Fire station
    280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    860 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Argyle Road or Cortelyou Road.

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