East 29th Street & Newkirk Avenue

East 29th Street and Newkirk Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter Middle School is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, Newkirk Av-Little Haiti, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Newkirk Av-Little Haiti
220 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Nostrand Av/Newkirk Av · B8, B44 SBS, B96
Within a walk
16 places
7 religious buildings, 5 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 29th Street & Newkirk Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Newkirk Av-Little Haiti, 220 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Newkirk Av-Little Haiti 2, 5
    220 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Beverly Rd 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Newkirk Av, 280 feet away, for the B8, B44 SBS and B96.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nostrand Av/Newkirk Av B8, B44 SBS, B96 · Shelter
    280 feet
    B8 B44 SBS B96
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …
  2. B44 SBS …
  3. B96 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Beverley Rd & Nostrand Ave 25 docks in all
    0.4 miles

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. 1092 Rogers Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
45
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Erasmus
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1950.

Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 29th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 2PM-5PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of East 29th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Newkirk Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Newkirk Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 335139 and 338112.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    210 feet
  2. Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    210 feet
  3. Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter Middle School
    320 feet
Show all 8
  1. Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School
    420 feet
  2. Flatbush Haitian Center Trade or language school
    470 feet
  3. Success Academy East Flatbush Charter Middle School
    700 feet
  4. Flatbush Ascend CS MS School
    740 feet
  5. P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Nostrand Playground
    830 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Jeromes Church House of worship
    160 feet
  2. Bible Holiness Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    350 feet

Supermarkets

  1. The Meat Place Supermarket
    430 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    530 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 16 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 29th Street or Newkirk 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.