Dekalb Avenue & Adelphi Street
Dekalb Avenue and Adelphi Street meet at a four-way crossing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Fort Greene Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Edmonds Playground is 40 feet away, and Albert L. Parham Playground is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Clinton-Washington Avs, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Clinton-Washington Avs, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Clinton-Washington Avs G0.3 milesG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Fulton St G0.3 milesG
- Lafayette Av C0.4 milesC
Bus
The nearest bus stop is De Kalb Av/Carlton Av, 260 feet away, for the B38.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- De Kalb Av/Carlton Av B38260 feetB38
Next buses at this stop
- B38 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Dekalb Avenue.
- 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- DeKalb Ave & Vanderbilt Ave 23 docks in all640 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 168 Flushing Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 152 Ashland Place Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 4 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 35
- Police precinct
- 88
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fort Greene
- Elevation
- 73 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1865 and 1899.
Trees
NYC Parks records 100 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 August 2018 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Dekalb Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM
South side of Dekalb Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Fort Greene Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 462 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1860 and 1871.
- Simon F. Rothschild Junior High School (J.H.S. 294) Designated landmark360 feet
- St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church Designated landmark480 feet
- St. Michael's and St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church Designated landmark510 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 playgrounds
- 3 schools
- 1 garden
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Compass Charter School490 feet
- M.S. 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center School490 feet
- P.S. 020 Clinton Hill School · landmark660 feet
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- La Petite Colline Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5840 feet
- William T Dillon Child Study Center at St. Joseph's College Preschool, ages 2 to 51,050 feet
- Dillon Child Study Center Preschool1,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Edmonds Playground40 feet
- Albert L. Parham Playground140 feet
- Fort Greene Park610 feet
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- Fort Greene Park Playground860 feet
- Greene Garden1,140 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Fort Greene Historic District Listed historic place520 feet
Houses of worship
- Queen All Saints Church Landmark830 feet
- French Speaking Baptist Church House of worship1,000 feet
- Zion Shiloh Baptist Church House of worship1,040 feet
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- Institutional Church of God House of worship1,120 feet
- Cadman Memorial Church House of worship1,310 feet
Community centers and public services
- Albert J Parham Playground Pool Swimming pool350 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
- Urban Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Dekalb Avenue & Carlton Avenue 280 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Clermont Avenue 280 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Washington Park 550 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue 570 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Adelphi Street 700 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Adelphi Street 770 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & South Oxford Street 820 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Clinton Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along Adelphi Street or Dekalb Avenue.