Erasmus Street & Woods Place

Erasmus Street and Woods Place meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Norma Adams Clemons Academy is 570 feet away, and Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration: a College Board School is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
Church Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Bedford Av/Church Av · B49
Within a walk
26 places
14 religious buildings, 9 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Erasmus Street & Woods Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transitions” (2001) by Louis Delsarte at the Church Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Church Av, 390 feet away, for the B49.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Church Av B49
    390 feet
    B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lott St & Erasmus St 19 docks in all
    230 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    830 feet
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
40
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Erasmus
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 78 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Erasmus Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Woods Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Woods Place

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1786 and 1906.

  1. Flatbush District No. 1 School Designated landmark
    460 feet
  2. Flatbush Town Hall Designated landmark
    570 feet
  3. Erasmus Hall Academy Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 9 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Norma Adams Clemons Academy School
    570 feet
  2. Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration: a College Board School
    630 feet
  3. Academy of Hospitality and Tourism School
    630 feet
Show all 10
  1. High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus School · landmark
    630 feet
  2. High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus School · landmark
    630 feet
  3. Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus School · landmark
    630 feet
  4. M.S. 246 Walt Whitman School
    820 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter School Ditmas Park Middle School
    820 feet
  6. Success Academy Charter School - Flatbush School
    1,150 feet
  7. Lil Rockerz Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lott Park
    630 feet

Houses of worship

  1. The Universal Church House of worship
    210 feet
  2. Goshen Temple 7 Day Adventists Church House of worship
    300 feet
  3. Holy Cross RC Church House of worship
    520 feet
Show all 5
  1. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    580 feet
  2. Faith Assemblies of God Church House of worship
    810 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Flatbush Post Office Listed historic place
    740 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,190 feet
  2. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Erasmus Street or Woods Place.

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