Flushing Avenue & Adelphi Street
Flushing Avenue and Adelphi Street meet at a three-way junction in Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Greene Hill School is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/Vanderbilt Av, is 430 feet away for the B57 and B69, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Flushing Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Vanderbilt Av, 430 feet away, for the B57 and B69.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Vanderbilt Av B57, B69430 feetB57 B69
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
- B69 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Flushing Avenue.
- 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Carlton Ave & Flushing Ave 46 docks in all320 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 168 Flushing Avenue Gas station1,020 feet
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, January 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 33 and 35 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 88
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 75 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Adelphi Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Adelphi Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Greene Hill School570 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oxport Playground870 feet
Houses of worship
- Sacred Heart Church House of worship580 feet
Supermarkets
- Wegmans Supermarket0.4 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Flushing Avenue & Clermont Avenue 280 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Carlton Avenue 280 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Cumberland Street 550 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue 560 feet
- 8th Avenue & South Street 650 feet
- 9th Avenue & South Street 680 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Adelphi Street 690 feet
- 6th Street & Morris Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along Adelphi Street or Flushing Avenue.