Cortelyou Road & East 39th Street
Cortelyou Road and East 39th Street meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest subway, Beverly Rd, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beverly Rd, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Beverly Rd 2, 50.5 miles2 5
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue D/E 39 St, 1,320 feet away, for the B8.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue D/E 39 St B81,320 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Cortelyou Rd & Albany Ave 21 docks in all490 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 3602 Snyder Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 395 Lenox Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Farragut
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Cortelyou Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 39th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 39th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 38th Street & Cortelyou Road 260 feet
- East 40th Street & Cortelyou Road 260 feet
- Clarendon Road & East 39th Street 360 feet
- East 37th Street & Cortelyou Road 520 feet
- Albany Avenue & Cortelyou Road 530 feet
- East 40th Street & Clarendon Road 620 feet
- East 38th Street & Clarendon Road 620 feet
- Brooklyn Avenue & Cortelyou Road 790 feet
See every intersection along Cortelyou Road or East 39th Street.