East 17th Street & Waldorf Court
East 17th Street and Waldorf Court meet at a three-way junction in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Avenue H Station House stands 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave H, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave H, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ave H Q910 feetQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Newkirk Plaza B, Q0.3 milesB Q
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Bucolic” (2012) by Ed Kopel at the Ave H station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Glenwood Rd, 1,200 feet away, for the B49, BM1, BM3 and BM4.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Glenwood Rd B49, BM1, BM3, BM41,200 feetB49 BM1 BM3 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
- BM1 …
- BM3 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1261 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 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 1910 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of East 17th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Waldorf Court
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Waldorf Court
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District.
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 329 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival. They were mostly built between 1906 and 1917.
- Avenue H Station House Designated landmark720 feet
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 17th Street & Wellington Court 290 feet
- East 17th Street & Glenwood Road 300 feet
- East 18th Street & Glenwood Road 570 feet
- East 17th Street & Dekoven Court 580 feet
- East 17th Street & Avenue H 580 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 19th Street 830 feet
- East 17th Street & Irvington Place 850 feet
- East 16th Street & Avenue H 850 feet
See every intersection along East 17th Street or Waldorf Court.