East 28th Street & Farragut Road

East 28th Street and Farragut Road meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 255/Ladder 157 firehouse is 320 feet away, and Nostrand Playground is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Flatbush Av/Farragut Rd · B41
Within a walk
29 places
14 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 28th Street & Farragut Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 5
    1,280 feet
    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
    0.3 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/Farragut Rd, 420 feet away, for the B41.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flatbush Av/Farragut Rd B41
    420 feet
    B41

Next buses at this stop

  1. B41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Farragut Road.

  • 25 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
20 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1935.

Since 2014 at least 182 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
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 28th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of East 28th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Farragut Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Farragut Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 308723.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bumblebees-R-Us Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    60 feet
  2. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    520 feet
  3. Brooklyn Kids Preparatory School
    720 feet
Show all 10
  1. Leapz 2 Success Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  2. Charles R. Drew Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  3. Cortelyou Early Childhood Center School
    960 feet
  4. P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
    1,170 feet
  5. Initial Steps Child Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  6. Family Head Start/Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet
  7. Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Nostrand Playground
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Clarendon Library
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Kings Church of Christ House of worship
    220 feet
  2. Bible Holiness Church House of worship
    630 feet
  3. Kenilworth Baptist Church House of worship
    670 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Flatbush YMCA Recreation center
    460 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1401 Flatbush Avenue Older adult center
    720 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 255/Ladder 157 Fire station
    320 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    760 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. The Meat Place Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 14 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 28th Street or Farragut Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.