East 17th Street & Albemarle Road

East 17th Street and Albemarle Road meet at a three-way junction in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Temple Beth Emeth (House of Truth) stands 670 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them listed historic places, and five places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
1,160 feet
Church Av/E 18 St · B35
Within a walk
6 places
2 listed historic places, 2 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 17th Street & Albemarle Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av B, Q
    1,260 feet
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Beverley Rd Q
    1,290 feet
    Q
  2. Cortelyou Rd Q
    0.4 miles
    Q

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Church Av/E 18 St, 1,160 feet away, for the B35.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Church Av/E 18 St B35 · Countdown sign
    1,160 feet
    B35
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 17 St & Beverley Rd 23 docks in all
    840 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 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 five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
40
Police precinct
70
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatbush
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,200 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 1929 and 1939.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and April 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Albemarle Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Albemarle Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of East 17th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 101 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1900 and 1910.

  1. The Temple Beth Emeth (House of Truth) Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 245 School
    810 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Q Gardens Community Farm Garden
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Knickerbocker Field Club Listed historic place
    360 feet
  2. Church of the Holy Innocents Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Salem Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Albemarle Road or East 17th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.