Fulton Street & Adams Street

Fulton Street and Adams Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 47 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Columbus Park is 190 feet away, and the stele “John Cashmore Marker” is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, Borough Hall/Court St, is about a minute on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 53 public places, 15 of them trade or language schools, and 93 places to eat.

Safety record
24 hurt
47 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Borough Hall/Court St
380 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, R
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Boerum Pl/Joralemon St · B61, B65
Within a walk
53 places
15 trade or language schools, 9 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fulton Street & Adams Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Borough Hall/Court St, 380 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Borough Hall/Court St 2, 3, 4, 5, R
    380 feet
    2 3 4 5 R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
5 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
  5. R …
Outbound
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. 4 …
  4. 5 …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R
    520 feet
    A C F R
  2. Hoyt St 2, 3
    1,140 feet
    2 3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boerum Pl/Joralemon St, 70 feet away, for the B61 and B65.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boerum Pl/Joralemon St B61, B65 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    70 feet
    B61 B65
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …
  2. B65 …

Live arrivals

Fulton Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 90 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 9 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fulton St & Adams St 47 docks in all
    180 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Atlantic Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 335 Adams Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    670 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 47 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 24 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 April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2012

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
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 15 to 25 mph

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 79 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 58 signs on these blocks
  • 27 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2022 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Adams Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Adams Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Boerum Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Boerum Place

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF PROBATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 20 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Gothic. They were mostly built between 1870 and 1926.

  1. Brooklyn Edison Building Designated landmark
    260 feet
  2. Brooklyn City Hall Designated landmark
    410 feet
  3. Brooklyn Municipal Building Designated landmark
    420 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Columbus Park.

  1. John Cashmore Marker Stele, 1965
    540 feet
  2. Washington A. Roebling Memorial Stele by S. Hemming, 1973
    590 feet
  3. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Bust by Anneta Duveen, 1972
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 public places.

  • 15 trade or language schools
  • 9 schools
  • 6 courthouses
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Law School College
    300 feet
  2. Adams Street Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    470 feet
  3. Achievement Unlocked School
    520 feet
Show all 32
  1. Little Scholars Learning Center VIII Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    470 feet
  2. Brooklyn Friends School
    550 feet
  3. American Hi-Tech Trade or language school
    670 feet
  4. Robert Finance Hair Des Inst Trade or language school
    670 feet
  5. Crown Bus Inst-Kings Trade or language school
    680 feet
  6. Crown Business Institute Trade or language school
    680 feet
  7. Brooklyn Frontiers High School
    850 feet
  8. Cay Community Services Organization, Trade or language school
    930 feet
  9. Career Training Center Trade or language school
    990 feet
  10. Mti Business School (5002) Trade or language school
    990 feet
  11. Mti Business School-Tech Div(5001) Trade or language school
    990 feet
  12. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  13. Ultissima BTY Inst-Brooklyn Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  14. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  15. Packer Collegiate Institute School
    1,030 feet
  16. Fusion Academy Brooklyn School
    1,030 feet
  17. Brooklyn Friends School - Upper School
    1,050 feet
  18. The Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice School
    1,070 feet
  19. Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women School
    1,070 feet
  20. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Csd 13 School
    1,110 feet
  21. New Allen School Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  22. Eldysi Institute of Hair & Nail Des Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  23. Magna Institute Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  24. SCS Business & Tech Institute Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  25. Downtown Brooklyn Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
  26. Helen Keller Services for the Blind Preschool
    1,190 feet
  27. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  28. St Francis College
    1,250 feet
  29. SS Constantine Greek Orthodox Church School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Columbus Park
    190 feet
  2. Korean War Veterans Plaza Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Willoughby Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    170 feet
  2. Public space at 111 Livingston Street Public space
    430 feet
  3. Public space at Livingston Plaza Public space
    790 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Renaissance Plaza Public space
    870 feet
  2. Public space at 1 Metrotech Center Public space
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Borough Hall Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. Brooklyn Borough Hall Listed historic place
    490 feet
  3. Gage and Tollner Restaurant Listed historic place
    530 feet
Show all 6
  1. New York Transit Museum
    620 feet
  2. Old Brooklyn Fire Headquarters Listed historic place
    810 feet
  3. Friends Meetinghouse and School Listed historic place
    860 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Tabernacle Church House of worship
    700 feet
  2. St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brooklyn Civil Court Courthouse
    610 feet
  2. Brooklyn Supreme Court Civil Courthouse
    690 feet
  3. Brooklyn Criminal Court Courthouse
    850 feet
Show all 6
  1. Brooklyn Family Court Courthouse
    1,220 feet
  2. Brooklyn Supreme Court Criminal Courthouse
    1,220 feet
  3. Brooklyn Bankruptcy Court Courthouse · listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    260 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    800 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    620 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. City Point Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 93 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Adams Street, Boerum Place, Fulton Street or Joralemon Street.

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