East 40th Street & Snyder Avenue
East 40th Street and Snyder Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. East Flatbush Ascend Charter School is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Church Av/E 39 St, is 1,010 feet away for the B35, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Church Av/E 39 St, 1,010 feet away, for the B35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Church Av/E 39 St B351,010 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Brooklyn Ave & Snyder Ave 22 docks in all1,100 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 3602 Snyder Avenue Gas station1,110 feet
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 40 and 45 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Rugby
- Elevation
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 40th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of East 40th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
North side of Snyder Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Bryan's Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
- Inner Force Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
- The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,010 feet
Show all 4
- East Flatbush Ascend Charter School1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- 4003 Church Farm Market Supermarket690 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket1,130 feet
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Snyder Avenue & East 39th Street 260 feet
- Albany Avenue & Snyder Avenue 270 feet
- East 38th Street & Snyder Avenue 520 feet
- Snyder Avenue & East 42nd Street 540 feet
- Church Avenue & East 40th Street 650 feet
- East 37th Street & Snyder Avenue 780 feet
- Snyder Avenue & East 43rd Street 800 feet
- Church Avenue & East 39th Street 910 feet
See every intersection along East 40th Street or Snyder Avenue.