East 26th Street & Farragut Road

East 26th Street and Farragut Road meet at a five-way junction in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 255/Ladder 157 firehouse is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1941, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
Flatbush Av/Rogers Av · B41
Within a walk
21 places
10 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 26th Street & Farragut Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Newkirk Av-Little Haiti 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Flatbush Floogies” (1996) by Muriel Castanis at the Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Rogers Av, 470 feet away, for the B41.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flatbush Av/Rogers Av B41
    470 feet
    B41

Next buses at this stop

  1. B41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Farragut Road.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1261 Flatbush Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11210
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
45
Police precinct
70
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatbush
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1941.

Since 2014 at least 144 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Amersfort Place

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Amersfort Place

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of East 26th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of East 26th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Farragut Road

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Farragut Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. Cortelyou Early Childhood Center School
    250 feet
  2. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  3. Bumblebees-R-Us Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
Show all 8
  1. Brooklyn Kids Preparatory School
    780 feet
  2. Midwood Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  3. Charles R. Drew Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  4. The Reggio Emilia Montessori Center Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  5. Midwood High School
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Kenilworth Baptist Church House of worship
    250 feet
  2. Kings Church of Christ House of worship
    520 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Flatbush YMCA Recreation center
    430 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1401 Flatbush Avenue Older adult center
    780 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 255/Ladder 157 Fire station
    560 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. The Meat Place Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amersfort Place, East 26th Street or Farragut Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.