East 40th Street & Lott Place
East 40th Street and Lott Place meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Flatlands Reformed Church is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Troy Av, is 670 feet away for the B82, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/Troy Av, 670 feet away, for the B82.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Troy Av B82670 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1924 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of East 40th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Lott Place
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Lott Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1848.
- Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Sunday School Designated landmark540 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Midwood Catholic Academy School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Serenity Community Garden650 feet
- Sarsfield Playground1,300 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Listed historic place750 feet
Houses of worship
- Flatlands Reformed Church Landmark670 feet
Bank branches
- Apple Bank Bank branch800 feet
- Chase Bank branch820 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket670 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,100 feet
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Harden Street & Lott Place 170 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 40th Street 310 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 43rd Street 400 feet
- Kings Highway & East 40th Street 440 feet
- Avenue L & East 41st Street 490 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Harden Street 520 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Troy Avenue 550 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Lott Place 590 feet
See every intersection along East 40th Street or Lott Place.