Flatbush Avenue & Winthrop Street
Flatbush Avenue and Winthrop Street meet at a three-way junction in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Prospect Park is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkside Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 46 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Parkside Av, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Parkside Av Q860 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 Parkside Av/Flatbush Av, 380 feet away, for the B12.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parkside Av/Flatbush Av B12 · Shelter380 feetB12
Next buses at this stop
- B12 …
Cycling
- 56 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Parkside Ave & Flatbush Ave 25 docks in all370 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 station0.4 miles
- 625 Rogers Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2021
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
- 59 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,200 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 1920 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Flatbush Avenue (west side).
East side of Flatbush Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
North side of Winthrop Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Winthrop Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 329473 and 331230.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 80 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Neoclassical, and mostly built between 1911 and 1915.
- Chester Court Wall Designated landmark770 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 pedestrian plaza
Schools and child care
- The Maple Street School Preschool, ages 2 to 5600 feet
- Amy's Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 51,030 feet
- High Definition Kids Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,090 feet
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- The David Foster Pre-School Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,210 feet
- Hawthorne Corners Day Care Center Pre-K1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Prospect Park1,090 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Duane Joseph Plaza Pedestrian plaza860 feet
Houses of worship
- Calvary Pentecostal Church House of worship850 feet
- Church of the Evangel Listed historic place1,130 feet
- John Hus Moravian Church House of worship1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket430 feet
- Key Food Supermarket940 feet
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy400 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 46 places to eat and 19 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flatbush Avenue & Westbury Court 100 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Hawthorne Street 280 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Parkside Avenue 310 feet
- Parkside Avenue & Parkside Court 570 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Fenimore Street 590 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Clarkson Avenue 610 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Chester Court 710 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Rutland Road 850 feet
See every intersection along Flatbush Avenue or Winthrop Street.