Flushing Avenue & Carlton Avenue

Flushing Avenue and Carlton Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Oxport Playground is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/Cumberland St, is 180 feet away for the B57 and B69, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them playgrounds, and 14 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Flushing Av/Cumberland St · B57, B69
Within a walk
8 places
2 playgrounds, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Flushing Avenue & Carlton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Cumberland St, 180 feet away, for the B57 and B69.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flushing Av/Cumberland St B57, B69
    180 feet
    B57 B69

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …
  2. B69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Carlton Avenue and Flushing Avenue.

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Carlton Ave & Flushing Ave 46 docks in all
    70 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.

  1. 168 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    1,300 feet
  2. 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

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)
Fort Greene
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 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Carlton Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Carlton Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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 listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 2 swimming pools
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Greene Hill School
    850 feet
  2. Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts School
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Oxport Playground
    590 feet
  2. Commodore Barry Park
    1,080 feet
  3. Commodore Barry Park Playground
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sacred Heart Church House of worship
    860 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Commodore Barry Pool Swimming pool
    1,200 feet
  2. Commodore Barry Park Wading Pool Swimming pool
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Carlton Avenue or Flushing Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.