Foster Avenue & Marlborough Road

Foster Avenue and Marlborough Road meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Newkirk Plaza, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Newkirk Plaza
450 feet · 2 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Foster Av/Marlborough Rd · B8
Within a walk
5 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Foster Avenue & Marlborough Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Newkirk Plaza, 450 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Newkirk Plaza B, Q
    450 feet
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Ave H Q
    0.4 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transit Skylight” (1988) by David Wilson at the Newkirk Plaza station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Foster Av/Marlborough Rd, 60 feet away, for the B8.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Foster Av/Marlborough Rd B8 · Shelter
    60 feet
    B8
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Foster Avenue.

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3701 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
45
Police precinct
70
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and December 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Foster Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Foster Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Marlborough Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Marlborough Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309873 and 336162.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 128 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1906 and 1921.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Foster Avenue Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  2. P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    170 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    770 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    660 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Foster Avenue or Marlborough Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.