Flushing Avenue & Classon Avenue
Flushing Avenue and Classon Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 81 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 9,758 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. Steuben Playground is 340 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/Classon Av, is 50 feet away for the B57, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, eight of them schools, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Classon Av, 50 feet away, for the B57.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Classon Av B5750 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Classon Avenue and Flushing Avenue.
Nearest bike-share station
- Wallabout St & Kent Ave 23 docks in all590 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 75 Classon Avenue Gas stationat this corner
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 81 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 33 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 7 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2009
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 9,758 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 7th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 4,192 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 79 and 88 and 90 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 2002 and 2018.
Since 2014 at least 77 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 London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Classon Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
West side of Classon Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 8 schools
- 7 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 playgrounds
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Bnos Israel School830 feet
- Gan Bnos Yisroel Preschool, ages 2 to 5990 feet
- School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5990 feet
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- Yeshiva Nachlas Tzvi D'Krula Preschool, ages 2 to 51,050 feet
- Jolly Baby Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,060 feet
- Bnos Spinka Boys School1,150 feet
- Child care center at 77-87 Wallabout Street School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,170 feet
- Central Uta Boys Division School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,200 feet
- Bais Ruchel D'Satmar - Boys School1,220 feet
- Williamsburg Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,220 feet
- KHHD Yoel of Satmar BP School1,270 feet
- Omni Childhood Center - Heyward School1,280 feet
- Cong Yeshuos Moshe of Williamsburg School1,280 feet
- Darkei Tshivo of Dinov School1,280 feet
- Talmud Torah Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Classon Playground40 feet
- Steuben Playground340 feet
- Classon Triangle370 feet
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- Taaffe Playground860 feet
- Penn Triangle Playground1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- One Stop Kosher Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and six 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Classon Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 100 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Flushing Avenue 140 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Taaffe Place 240 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Williamsburg Street West 270 feet
- Classon Avenue & Wallabout Street 310 feet
- Williamsburg Street West & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 340 feet
- Taaffe Place & Little Nassau Street 460 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Kent Avenue 480 feet
See every intersection along Classon Avenue or Flushing Avenue.