East 17th Street & Caton Avenue

East 17th Street and Caton Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Parade Ground is 140 feet away, and Temple Beth Emeth Vohr Progressive Shaari Zedek is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
500 feet · 2 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Caton Av/E 16 St · B16
Within a walk
12 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 17th Street & Caton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av B, Q
    500 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. Parkside Av Q
    0.4 miles
    Q

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Caton Av/E 16 St, 180 feet away, for the B16.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Caton Av/E 16 St B16
    180 feet
    B16

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Parade Pl & Crooke Ave 30 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 378 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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 (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 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 1926 and 1949.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Caton Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of East 17th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of East 17th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 312644 and 332032.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 garden
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Practical Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    530 feet
  2. P.S. 249 the Caton School
    900 feet
  3. Gifted & Talented Early Developers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Aim High Children's Services Preschool
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Parade Ground Park
    140 feet
  2. Detective Dillon Stewart Playground
    220 feet
  3. Q Gardens Community Farm Garden
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. Prospect Park
    1,090 feet

Health care

  1. Caton Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Temple Beth Emeth Vohr Progressive Shaari Zedek House of worship
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Caton Avenue 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.