Essex Street & Folsom Place
Essex Street and Folsom Place meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 108 Sal Abbracciamento is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Cleveland St, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1905 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cleveland St, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cleveland St J1,200 feetJ
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- Norwood Av J, Z0.3 milesJ Z
- Shepherd Av C0.4 milesC
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Las Flores” (2007) by Amy Cheng at the Cleveland St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Essex St, 340 feet away, for the Q24.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Atlantic Av/Essex St Q24340 feetQ24
Next buses at this stop
- Q24 …
Cycling
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Shepherd Ave & Fulton St 12 docks in all710 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 3170 Atlantic Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.9 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
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 37
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cypress Hills
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1905 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 115 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Essex Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Folsom Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Folsom Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 6 schools
- 2 listed historic places
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Followers of Jesus School570 feet
- East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School680 feet
- P.S. 108 Sal Abbracciamento School1,050 feet
Show all 6
- Achievement First Apollo Charter School1,250 feet
- Liberty Avenue Middle School1,250 feet
- Vista Academy School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Essex Street Community Garden390 feet
- Sperandeo Brothers Playground740 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Substation #401 (BMT) Listed historic place470 feet
- Public School 108 Listed historic place1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Linwood Street & Folsom Place 260 feet
- Fulton Street & Essex Street 420 feet
- Fulton Street & Linwood Street 620 feet
- Essex Street & Arlington Avenue 630 feet
- Fulton Street & Shepherd Avenue 680 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Berriman Street 690 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Elton Street 820 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Highland Place 820 feet
See every intersection along Essex Street or Folsom Place.