East 21st Street & Albemarle Road

East 21st Street and Albemarle Road meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Salem Missionary Baptist Church is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1939, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
Flatbush Av/Albemarle Rd · B41
Within a walk
15 places
7 religious buildings, 3 listed historic places and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 21st Street & Albemarle Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Albemarle Rd, 440 feet away, for the B41.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flatbush Av/Albemarle Rd B41
    440 feet
    B41

Next buses at this stop

  1. B41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Albemarle Rd & E 21 St 21 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,100 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 1925 and 1939.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the scarlet oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Albemarle Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of Albemarle Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of East 21st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of East 21st Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307815 and 328164.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 36 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Federal. They were mostly built between 1916 and 1917.

  1. Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    760 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 theater or concert hall

Schools and child care

  1. St. Mark's Umc Head Start Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  2. Starting Point Serv - St. Marks School
    880 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Flatbush School
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Albemarle-Kenmore Terraces Historic District Listed historic place
    590 feet
  2. Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church Complex Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. Flatbush Town Hall Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Kings Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    900 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Salem Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    100 feet
  2. St Marks Church United Methodist House of worship
    820 feet
  3. Unity East Church Center House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 261 East 21st Street Older adult center
    380 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    740 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,010 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    660 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,130 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Albemarle Road or East 21st 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.