East 38th Street & Cortelyou Road
East 38th Street and Cortelyou Road meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn, at the edge of Holy Cross Cemetery. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Pauls Methodist Church is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Beverly Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Beverly Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Beverly Rd 2, 50.4 miles2 5
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue D/E 38 St, 1,290 feet away, for the B8.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue D/E 38 St B81,290 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Cortelyou Rd & Albany Ave 21 docks in all750 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 3602 Snyder Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 395 Lenox Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Farragut; the corner is on the edge of the Holy Cross Cemetery area
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1933.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Cortelyou Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 38th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 38th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Houses of worship
- St Pauls Methodist Church House of worship1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, 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:
- Cortelyou Road & East 39th Street 260 feet
- East 37th Street & Cortelyou Road 260 feet
- East 38th Street & Clarendon Road 360 feet
- East 40th Street & Cortelyou Road 520 feet
- Brooklyn Avenue & Cortelyou Road 530 feet
- Clarendon Road & East 39th Street 620 feet
- East 37th Street & Clarendon Road 630 feet
- Albany Avenue & Cortelyou Road 790 feet
See every intersection along Cortelyou Road or East 38th Street.