Flushing Avenue & Tompkins Avenue
Flushing Avenue and Tompkins Avenue meet at a three-way junction in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 230 firehouse is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, seven of them schools, and 17 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1993 and 2022, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Flushing Av, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av G810 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Flushing Av J, M0.3 milesJ M
- Lorimer St J, M0.3 milesJ M
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Tompkins Av, 50 feet away, for the B57.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Tompkins Av B5750 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Flushing Avenue and Tompkins Avenue.
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Tompkins Ave & Hopkins St 19 docks in all210 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 212 Harrison Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1,060 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 25 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
- 4 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017
- Turn calming, December 2018
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11206
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 33 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 79 and 90 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1993 and 2022.
Since 2014 at least 146 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Tompkins Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Tompkins Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.
- 7 schools
- 5 religious buildings
- 4 playgrounds
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 community center
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Per Scholas Trade or language school300 feet
- Beginning With Children Charter School 2 School340 feet
- Bais Ruchel High School620 feet
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- Uta 110 School790 feet
- Beginning With Children Charter School900 feet
- P.S. 373 - Brooklyn Transition Center School900 feet
- Tompkins Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K930 feet
- Sunny Tots Brooklyn Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,110 feet
- Kiddies Daycare NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,180 feet
- P.S. 297 Abraham Stockton School1,240 feet
- Success Academy Charter-Myrtle Ave Middle School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bartlett Playground390 feet
- Charlie's Place Playground410 feet
- De Hostos Playground1,050 feet
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- George Washington Carver Community Garden1,250 feet
- Stockton Playground1,310 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Pfizer Sites Development Public space620 feet
Houses of worship
- All Saints RC Church House of worship930 feet
Community centers and public services
- Tompkins Community Center1,110 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 230 Fire station900 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
- Green Corner Fish & Farmers Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Flushing Avenue & Harrison Avenue 30 feet
- Harrison Avenue & Bartlett Street 190 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Bartlett Street 250 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Whipple Street 260 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Hopkins Street 270 feet
- Harrison Avenue & Gerry Street 460 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Ellery Street 540 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Gerry Street 710 feet
See every intersection along Flushing Avenue or Tompkins Avenue.