Flushing Avenue & North Portland Avenue
Flushing Avenue and North Portland Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The stele “Commodore John Barry” is 290 feet away, and Community Roots Charter Middle School is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/North Portland Av, is 110 feet away for the B57 and B69, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them schools, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/North Portland Av, 110 feet away, for the B57 and B69.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/North Portland Av B57, B69110 feetB57 B69
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
- B69 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Flushing Avenue.
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- N Portland Ave & Flushing Ave 33 docks in all70 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 168 Flushing Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1905 and 1942.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
East side of North Portland Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of North Portland Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Commodore Barry Park.
- Commodore John Barry Stele, 1996290 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 swimming pools
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts School590 feet
- Community Roots Charter Middle School1,230 feet
- P.S. 287 Bailey K. Ashford School1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oxport Playground70 feet
- Commodore Barry Park250 feet
- Commodore Barry Park Playground460 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 31 Ambulance station1,080 feet
Community centers and public services
- Commodore Barry Pool Swimming pool370 feet
- Commodore Barry Park Wading Pool Swimming pool420 feet
Bank branches
- Wells Fargo Bank branch870 feet
Supermarkets
- Wegmans Supermarket810 feet
- Bravo Supermarket0.5 miles
- Gold Organic Farm Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and three 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flushing Avenue & North Elliott Place 210 feet
- Flushing Avenue & North Oxford Street 280 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Cumberland Street 550 feet
- Park Avenue & North Portland Avenue 640 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & North Portland Avenue 700 feet
- 6th Street & Morris Avenue 710 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Carlton Avenue 830 feet
- Park Avenue & North Elliott Place 840 feet
See every intersection along Flushing Avenue or North Portland Avenue.