Farragut Road & East 40th Street
Farragut Road and East 40th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Paerdegat Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Glenwood Rd/Albany Av, is 1,080 feet away for the B6, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Glenwood Rd/Albany Av, 1,080 feet away, for the B6.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Glenwood Rd/Albany Av B61,080 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 4210 Farragut Road Gas station740 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Farragut
- Elevation
- 21 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 35 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 40th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 40th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Farragut Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Farragut Road
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 198 Brooklyn School570 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Park50 feet
- Paerdegat Park Playground670 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- Farragut Road & East 39th Street 260 feet
- Albany Avenue & Farragut Road 270 feet
- Farragut Road & East 38th Street 520 feet
- Farragut Road & East 42nd Street 540 feet
- Farragut Road & East 37th Street 780 feet
- Farragut Road & East 43rd Street 800 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 40th Street 830 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 40th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along East 40th Street or Farragut Road.