East Drive & Prospect Park Southwest

East Drive and Prospect Park Southwest meet at a four-way crossing in Windsor Terrace-South Slope, Brooklyn, at the edge of Prospect Park. The corner stands inside Machate Circle. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Parade Ground is 270 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them parks. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fort Hamilton Pkwy
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Prospect Park Southwest/Greenwood Av · B68
Within a walk
9 places
3 parks, 3 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East Drive & Prospect Park Southwest Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G
    0.3 miles
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Prospect Park Southwest/Greenwood Av, 390 feet away, for the B68.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Park Southwest/Greenwood Av B68 · Shelter
    390 feet
    B68
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Park Circle & East Dr 29 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1,150 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 378 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 625 Rogers Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2021.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
City Council district
39
Police precinct
72 and 78 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Windsor Terrace-South Slope; the corner is on the edge of the Prospect Park area
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 95 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 105 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the English yew.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2021 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Park Circle

  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Park Circle

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Park Circle

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Prospect Park Southwest

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Prospect Park Southwest

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built in 1904.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Prospect Park.

  1. The Horse Tamers Statue by Frederick William MacMonnies, 1899
    130 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 school

This corner stands inside Machate Circle.

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn College Academy School
    980 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Machate Circle
    surrounds this corner
  2. Prospect Park
    120 feet
  3. Parade Ground Park
    270 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sherman Street Sitting Area Playground
    760 feet
  2. Greenwood Playground
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Apostles Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Halal Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Drive, Park Circle or Prospect Park Southwest.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.