Front Street & Old Fulton Street at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

Front Street, Old Fulton Street and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway meet at a four-way crossing in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Fulton Ferry Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Anchorage Plaza is 40 feet away, and Cadman Plaza Park is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, High St, is about five minutes on foot, for the A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, six of them parks, and 54 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
High St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Old Fulton St/Hicks St · B25
Within a walk
18 places
6 parks, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Front Street & Old Fulton Street at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is High St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. High St A, C
    0.3 miles
    A C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
Outbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Clark St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3
  2. York St F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Old Fulton St/Hicks St, 120 feet away, for the B25.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Old Fulton St/Hicks St B25
    120 feet
    B25

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Old Fulton St 39 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Vine Street, 470 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 35 Red Cross Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
33
Police precinct
84
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brooklyn Heights
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Front Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Old Fulton Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Old Fulton Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Fulton Ferry Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 125 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1836 and 1898.

  1. The Long Island Safe Deposit Company Building Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. Long Island Insurance Company Building Designated landmark
    180 feet
  3. The Eagle Warehouse and Storage Company Building Designated landmark
    240 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 parks
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 1 fire station
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Dock Street School for Steam Studies School
    550 feet
  2. District 13 Pre-K Center at 25 Dock Street Pre-K center
    550 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at Dumbo Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
Show all 5
  1. Seedlings Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
  2. The Emily Warren Roebling School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Anchorage Plaza
    40 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bridge Park
    500 feet
  3. Hillside Dog Park
    510 feet
Show all 8
  1. Poplar Street Community Garden
    540 feet
  2. Cadman Plaza Park
    950 feet
  3. Squibb Park
    1,100 feet
  4. Harry Chapin Playground
    1,160 feet
  5. Fruit Street Sitting Area Park
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Old Fulton Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    340 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. St Anns Warehouse Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    670 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 205/Ladder 118 Fire station
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Dumbo Ferry Landing
    920 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 54 places to eat and two food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Front Street or Old Fulton Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.