Foster Avenue & East 40th Street
Foster Avenue and East 40th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Paerdegat Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue D/E 40 St, is 950 feet away for the B8, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue D/E 40 St, 950 feet away, for the B8.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue D/E 40 St B8950 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Cortelyou Rd & Albany Ave 21 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 4210 Farragut Road Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Farragut
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1940.
Since 2014 at least 58 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 114 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 40th Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 40th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Foster Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Foster Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School940 feet
- P.S. 198 Brooklyn School1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Park50 feet
- Paerdegat Park Playground250 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- Foster Avenue & East 39th Street 260 feet
- Foster Avenue & Albany Avenue 270 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 38th Street 520 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 42nd Street 540 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 37th Street 780 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 43rd Street 800 feet
- Farragut Road & East 40th Street 860 feet
- Avenue D & East 40th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along East 40th Street or Foster Avenue.