East 21st Street & Woodruff Avenue

East 21st Street and Woodruff Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Calvary Pentecostal Church is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkside Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and 36 places to eat. About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkside Av
790 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Woodruff Av/Ocean Av · B12
Within a walk
6 places
2 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 21st Street & Woodruff Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkside Av, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parkside Av Q
    790 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. Q …
Southbound
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Church Av B, Q
    0.3 miles
    B Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brighton Clay Re-Leaf Nos. 1-4” (1994) by Susan Tunick at the Parkside Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Woodruff Av/Ocean Av, 270 feet away, for the B12.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Woodruff Av/Ocean Av B12
    270 feet
    B12

Next buses at this stop

  1. B12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ocean Ave & Crooke Ave 27 docks in all
    630 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. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 625 Rogers Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 321 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

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 February 2017 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 21st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of East 21st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of Woodruff Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. The David Foster Pre-School Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Umma Park
    400 feet
  2. Umma Park Playground
    440 feet
  3. Prospect Park
    750 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Duane Joseph Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    760 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Pentecostal Church House of worship
    100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    670 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    610 feet

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 36 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 21st Street or Woodruff Avenue.

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.