Flatbush Avenue & 4th Avenue

Flatbush Avenue and 4th Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Library for Arts & Culture is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, is about a minute on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 84 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
13 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr
110 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Flatbush Av/Atlantic Av · B41, B45, B67
Within a walk
32 places
7 religious buildings, 6 schools and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Flatbush Avenue & 4th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, 110 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 9 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    110 feet
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
9 lines
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  5. B …
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  7. N …
  8. Q …
  9. R …
Outbound
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
Southbound
5 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
  3. N …
  4. Q …
  5. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Fulton St G
    1,170 feet
    G
  2. Nevins St 2, 3, 4, 5
    1,310 feet
    2 3 4 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hook (Archean Reach), Line (Sea House), and Sinker (Mined Swell),” (2004) by George Trakas (in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Atlantic Av, 90 feet away, for the B41, B45 and B67.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flatbush Av/Atlantic Av B41, B45, B67
    90 feet
    B41 B45 B67

Next buses at this stop

  1. B41 …
  2. B45 …
  3. B67 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 4th Avenue and Ashland Place.

  • 101 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hanson Pl & Ashland Pl 39 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 625 Atlantic Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2026
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33 and 35 and 39 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
78 and 84 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 258 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 4th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Flatbush Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 70 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1856 and 1859.

  1. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    250 feet
  2. Central Methodist Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    310 feet
  3. The Salvation Army Building Designated landmark
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 libraries
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Masters Refrigeration Learning Cntr Trade or language school
    240 feet
  2. Khalil Gibran International Academy School
    640 feet
  3. The Elizabeth Jennings School for Bold Explorers School
    640 feet
Show all 9
  1. Hanson Place Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  2. The International Charter School of New York Annex School
    970 feet
  3. Brooklyn Independent School
    980 feet
  4. Brooklyn High School of the Arts School
    990 feet
  5. The Exploratory School
    990 feet
  6. Dental Auxiliary Training Center Trade or language school
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bears/Pacific Street Garden
    640 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden
    790 feet
  3. Betty Carter Park
    990 feet
Show all 5
  1. MoCADA Ubuntu Garden
    1,020 feet
  2. Sixteen Sycamores Playground
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at BAM South Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at 620 Fulton Street Public space
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Atlantic Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    70 feet
  2. Atlantic Avenue Control House Listed historic place
    220 feet
  3. Library for Arts & Culture Library
    520 feet
Show all 5
  1. Pacific Library
    590 feet
  2. Hanson Place Seventh Day Adventist Church Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Brooklyn Academy of Music Arts or cultural center · landmark · listed historic place
    720 feet
  2. Polonsky Shakespeare Center Theater or concert hall
    960 feet
  3. Barclays Center Stadium or arena
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Recovery House of Worship Church Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Plaza Post Office
    430 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    90 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    220 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    330 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    850 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    550 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    120 feet
  2. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    620 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 84 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Avenue, Ashland Place or Flatbush Avenue.

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