Farragut Road & East 42nd Street
Farragut Road and East 42nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 198 Brooklyn is 210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Glenwood Rd/Albany Av, is 1,130 feet away for the B6, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them playgrounds, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Glenwood Rd/Albany Av, 1,130 feet away, for the B6.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Glenwood Rd/Albany Av B61,130 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, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 4210 Farragut Road Gas station200 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
- 19 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 1930 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 39 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 42nd Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
West side of East 42nd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Farragut Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Farragut Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 198 Brooklyn School210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Park320 feet
- Paerdegat Park Playground840 feet
- Chiarantano Playground850 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 43rd Street 260 feet
- Albany Avenue & Farragut Road 270 feet
- Troy Avenue & Farragut Road 530 feet
- Farragut Road & East 40th Street 540 feet
- Farragut Road & East 39th Street 800 feet
- Farragut Road & East 45th Street 800 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 42nd Street 830 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 42nd Street 860 feet
See every intersection along East 42nd Street or Farragut Road.