Dekalb Avenue & Washington Avenue

Dekalb Avenue and Washington Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Clinton Hill Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St. Angela Hall Academy stands 210 feet away, and Clinton Hill Library is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, Clinton-Washington Avs, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Clinton-Washington Avs
490 feet · 2 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
De Kalb Av/Washington Av · B38, B93
Within a walk
12 places
5 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dekalb Avenue & Washington Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Clinton-Washington Avs, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Clinton-Washington Avs G
    490 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Classon Av G
    0.4 miles
    G
  2. Clinton-Washington Avs C
    0.5 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is De Kalb Av/Washington Av, 120 feet away, for the B38 and B93.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Washington Av B38, B93
    120 feet
    B38 B93

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …
  2. B93 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Dekalb Avenue.

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lafayette Ave & St James Pl 39 docks in all
    770 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 184 Classon Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 325 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 12 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 June 2025.

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)
Clinton Hill
Elevation
83 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

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

North side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

South side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Clinton Hill Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 290 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1872 and 1888.

  1. St. Angela Hall Academy Designated landmark
    210 feet
  2. Graham Home for Old Ladies Designated landmark
    270 feet
  3. Orthodox Friends Meeting House Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St Joseph's University - Main Campus College
    750 feet
  2. La Petite Colline Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Underwood Park
    290 feet
  2. Underwood Park Playground
    540 feet
  3. Greene Playground
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Clinton Hill Library
    930 feet
  2. Clinton Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    970 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Emmanuel Baptist Church Landmark · listed historic place
    500 feet
  2. Queen All Saints Church House of worship
    1,100 feet
  3. Cadman Memorial Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Urban Market Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and five food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue or Washington Avenue.

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