Flatbush Avenue Extension & Fleet Street

Flatbush Avenue Extension and Fleet Street meet at a four-way crossing in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dime Savings Bank, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 330 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about a minute on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them trade or language schools, and 81 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
70 feet · 1 min on foot · B, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
De Kalb Av/Flatbush Av Ext · B38
Within a walk
22 places
5 trade or language schools, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Flatbush Avenue Extension & Fleet Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. DeKalb Av B, Q, R
    70 feet
    B Q R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
  3. R …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
  3. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R
    1,080 feet
    A C F R
  2. Nevins St 2, 3, 4, 5
    1,160 feet
    2 3 4 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Masstransiscope” (1980) by Bill Brand and “DeKalb Improvisation” (2005) by Stephen Johnson at the DeKalb Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is De Kalb Av/Flatbush Av Ext, 570 feet away, for the B38.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. De Kalb Av/Flatbush Av Ext B38
    570 feet
    B38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 67 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willoughby St & Fleet St 62 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 152 Ashland Place Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
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
46 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 6,900 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 2011 and 2023.

Since 2014 at least 234 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Flatbush Avenue Extension

  • No stopping 7 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Flatbush Avenue Extension

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

North side of Fleet Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Fleet Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 300567.

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Greek Revival, Neoclassical and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1848 and 1908.

  1. Dime Savings Bank Designated landmark
    330 feet
  2. Offerman Building Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Long Island Univ-Brooklyn Campus College
    280 feet
  2. Basis Independent Brooklyn School
    480 feet
  3. Metro Training Inst Trade or language school
    590 feet
Show all 13
  1. Fullstack Academy Trade or language school
    650 feet
  2. New Albee Square Es Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  3. Albee Square Montessori Public School
    1,020 feet
  4. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
  5. Brooklyn Bureau Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  6. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Csd 13 School
    1,180 feet
  7. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  8. Eldysi Institute of Hair & Nail Des Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  9. Magna Institute Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  10. SCS Business & Tech Institute Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. University Place Park
    60 feet
  2. Garden of Eden - Ingersoll Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    950 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Albee Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    480 feet
  2. Fox Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,130 feet
  3. Public space at Avalon Fort Greene Public space
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Oratory Church of Saint Boniface House of worship
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ingersoll Community Center
    990 feet
  2. Brooklyn Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,280 feet
  3. NYC Business Solutions Brooklyn Center Career or business center
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    970 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,090 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    210 feet
  2. NYC Fresh Market Supermarket
    900 feet
  3. Lidl Supermarket
    1,160 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,150 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    400 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    1,130 feet

Shopping centers

  1. City Point Shopping center
    70 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 81 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Flatbush Avenue Extension or Fleet Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.