Flatbush Avenue & Nostrand Avenue
Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 43 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Nostrand Avenue, all day.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 550 feet2 5
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Flatbush Floogies” (1996) by Muriel Castanis at the Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Flatbush Av, 70 feet away, for the B44 SBS and B96.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Flatbush Av B44 SBS, B9670 feetB44 SBS B96
Next buses at this stop
- B44 SBS …
- B96 …
Nostrand Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 58 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 43 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 25 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 9 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 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, November 2016
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatbush
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1963.
Since 2014 at least 68 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 15 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and February 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Flatbush Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
West side of Flatbush Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of Nostrand Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-10AM
West side of Nostrand Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING NOON-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303405, 303406, 304938 and 314963.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 library
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Initial Steps Child Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K450 feet
- Gan-Jewish Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K450 feet
- Family Head Start/Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K480 feet
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- Sunshine Devel - Family HS Glenwood School690 feet
- Charles R. Drew Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,000 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Hillel Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza150 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Clarendon Library1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church House of worship550 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch150 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch230 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch370 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket640 feet
- ALDI Supermarket1,030 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store630 feet
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 22 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kenilworth Place & Hillel Place 290 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Glenwood Road 410 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & East 31st Street 430 feet
- Campus Road & Hillel Place 430 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue H 480 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Glenwood Road at East 29th Street 490 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue H 540 feet
- Avenue H & Campus Road 610 feet
See every intersection along Flatbush Avenue, Hillel Place or Nostrand Avenue.