East 40th Street & Clarendon Road
East 40th Street and Clarendon Road meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Avenue D/E 40 St, is 910 feet away for the B8, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue D/E 40 St, 910 feet away, for the B8.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue D/E 40 St B8910 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Clarendon Road.
Nearest bike-share station
- Cortelyou Rd & Albany Ave 21 docks in all590 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1141 Utica Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 395 Lenox Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- Elevation
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Clarendon Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Clarendon Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 40th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 40th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Clarendon Road & East 39th Street 260 feet
- Albany Avenue & Clarendon Road 270 feet
- East 40th Street & Cortelyou Road 360 feet
- East 38th Street & Clarendon Road 520 feet
- Clarendon Road & East 42nd Street 540 feet
- Cortelyou Road & East 39th Street 620 feet
- Albany Avenue & Cortelyou Road 620 feet
- East 37th Street & Clarendon Road 780 feet
See every intersection along Clarendon Road or East 40th Street.