Flatbush Avenue & State Street

Flatbush Avenue and State Street meet at a four-way crossing in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 42 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Salvation Army Building stands 320 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 31 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 76 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Flatbush Avenue, all day.

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

Map

Layers
Flatbush Avenue & State Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, 220 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
    220 feet
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
9 lines
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  4. 5 …
  5. B …
  6. D …
  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. Nevins St 2, 3, 4, 5
    1,190 feet
    2 3 4 5
  2. Fulton St G
    1,290 feet
    G

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, 200 feet away, for the B41, B45 and B67.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B41 …
  2. B45 …
  3. B67 …

Live arrivals

Flatbush Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 100 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hanson Pl & Ashland Pl 39 docks in all
    160 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
    0.4 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 42 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 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, September 2023

About this corner

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 220 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2024 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Flatbush Avenue

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of State Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY

South side of State Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign 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
    200 feet
  2. Central Methodist Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    290 feet
  3. The Salvation Army Building Designated landmark
    320 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Masters Refrigeration Learning Cntr Trade or language school
    360 feet
  2. Khalil Gibran International Academy School
    520 feet
  3. The Elizabeth Jennings School for Bold Explorers School
    520 feet
Show all 9
  1. Hanson Place Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  2. The International Charter School of New York Annex School
    1,080 feet
  3. Brooklyn Independent School
    1,090 feet
  4. Brooklyn High School of the Arts School
    1,110 feet
  5. The Exploratory School
    1,110 feet
  6. Dental Auxiliary Training Center Trade or language school
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden
    680 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bears/Pacific Street Garden
    750 feet
  3. Sixteen Sycamores Playground
    930 feet
Show all 5
  1. Betty Carter Park
    1,110 feet
  2. MoCADA Ubuntu Garden
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at BAM South Public space
    410 feet
  2. Public space at 620 Fulton Street Public space
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Atlantic Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    190 feet
  2. Atlantic Avenue Control House Listed historic place
    340 feet
  3. Library for Arts & Culture Library
    410 feet
Show all 4
  1. Pacific Library
    710 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Brooklyn Academy of Music Arts or cultural center · landmark · listed historic place
    760 feet
  2. Polonsky Shakespeare Center Theater or concert hall
    950 feet
  3. Barclays Center Stadium or arena
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Recovery House of Worship Church Listed historic place
    800 feet
  2. Temple of Restoration House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Plaza Post Office
    370 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    210 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    340 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    420 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

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

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    230 feet
  2. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    730 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 76 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Flatbush Avenue or State Street.

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.