East 40th Street & Cortelyou Road
East 40th 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, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Avenue D/E 40 St, is 1,270 feet away for the B8, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1945, 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, 1,270 feet away, for the B8.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue D/E 40 St B81,270 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Cortelyou Rd & Albany Ave 21 docks in all230 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 3602 Snyder Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 395 Lenox Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Cortelyou Road
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 40th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 40th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 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:
- Cortelyou Road & East 39th Street 260 feet
- Albany Avenue & Cortelyou Road 270 feet
- East 40th Street & Clarendon Road 360 feet
- East 38th Street & Cortelyou Road 520 feet
- Cortelyou Road & East 42nd Street 540 feet
- Clarendon Road & East 39th Street 620 feet
- Albany Avenue & Clarendon Road 620 feet
- East 37th Street & Cortelyou Road 780 feet
See every intersection along Cortelyou Road or East 40th Street.