Dekalb Avenue & Taaffe Place
Dekalb Avenue and Taaffe Place meet at a three-way junction in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Lafayette development. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lafayette Community Center is 280 feet away. The nearest subway, Classon Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, five of them schools, and 16 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1965, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Classon Av, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Classon Av G800 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Bedford-Nostrand Avs G0.3 milesG
- Clinton-Washington Avs G0.4 milesG
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Classon Av/De Kalb Av, 330 feet away, for the B48.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Classon Av/De Kalb Av B48330 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Dekalb Avenue.
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Lafayette Ave & Franklin Ave 27 docks in all1,190 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 184 Classon Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 325 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 33 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 79
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Clinton Hill
- Elevation
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1965.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Lafayette development.
Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Dekalb Avenue
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
East side of Taaffe Place
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Taaffe Place
- Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 1PM-2:30PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Colonial Revival and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1889 and 1907.
- Pratt Row Houses Designated landmark820 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 gardens
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Billy Martin Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K460 feet
- Community Partnership Charter School690 feet
- P.S. 270 Johann Dekalb School690 feet
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- Baybeehive Dekalb Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5790 feet
- Ohel Elozer School870 feet
- Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School (Bcam) School900 feet
- Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service School900 feet
- Little Sun People Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K940 feet
- United Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Classon Playground390 feet
- Lafayette Gardens Playground630 feet
- Star Spangled Playground670 feet
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- Myrtle Village Green Garden1,090 feet
- Cedar Tree Garden1,230 feet
Houses of worship
- St Marys Episcopal Church Listed historic place1,140 feet
Community centers and public services
- Lafayette Community Center280 feet
Fire and police
- 88th Precinct Police station · landmark420 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket260 feet
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and eight 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 & Kent Avenue 240 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Classon Avenue 240 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Franklin Avenue 600 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Taaffe Place 770 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Classon Avenue 780 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Steuben Street 790 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Skillman Street 860 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Kent Avenue 1,010 feet
See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue or Taaffe Place.