Flatbush Avenue & Westbury Court
Flatbush Avenue and Westbury Court meet at a three-way junction in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Azikwe ‘Zeqway’ Clarke Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Chester Court Wall stands 670 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkside Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 48 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Parkside Av, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Parkside Av Q960 feetQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Prospect Park B, Q, S0.4 milesB Q S
- Church Av B, Q0.5 milesB Q
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brighton Clay Re-Leaf Nos. 1-4” (1994) by Susan Tunick at the Parkside Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Hawthorne St, 300 feet away, for the B41.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/Hawthorne St B41300 feetB41
Next buses at this stop
- B41 …
Cycling
- 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Parkside Ave & Flatbush Ave 25 docks in all470 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 517 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 625 Rogers Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11225
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 40
- Police precinct
- 71
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
- Elevation
- 60 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Azikwe ‘Zeqway’ Clarke Way, a co-naming enacted on August 13, 2025 (Local Law 121 of 2025).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 3,100 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 1921 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Azikwe ‘Zeqway’ Clarke Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2023 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 10am to 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to 7pm on Flatbush Avenue (east side).
West side of Flatbush Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Westbury Court
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Westbury Court
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 329471 and 329923.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 98 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Neoclassical and Tudor Revival, and mostly built between 1909 and 1915.
- Chester Court Wall Designated landmark670 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Maple Street School Preschool, ages 2 to 5500 feet
- Amy's Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5930 feet
- High Definition Kids Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,190 feet
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- Hawthorne Corners Day Care Center Pre-K1,190 feet
- City-Pro Group, Inc. - Bedford Ave School1,250 feet
- The David Foster Pre-School Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Prospect Park1,190 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Duane Joseph Plaza Pedestrian plaza970 feet
Houses of worship
- Calvary Pentecostal Church House of worship950 feet
- John Hus Moravian Church House of worship1,160 feet
- Church of the Evangel Listed historic place1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket320 feet
- Key Food Supermarket1,040 feet
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy510 feet
Other stores
- Target Store0.5 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 48 places to eat and 18 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Flatbush Avenue & Winthrop Street 100 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Hawthorne Street 170 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Parkside Avenue 420 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Fenimore Street 490 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Chester Court 610 feet
- Parkside Avenue & Parkside Court 670 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Clarkson Avenue 710 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Rutland Road 740 feet
See every intersection along Flatbush Avenue.