Fulton Street & Chestnut Street

Fulton Street and Chestnut Street meet at a four-way crossing in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, Crescent St, is about three minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them schools, and 23 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Crescent St
830 feet · 3 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
910 feet
Fulton St/Crescent St · J90
Within a walk
14 places
6 schools, 5 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fulton Street & Chestnut Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Crescent St, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Crescent St J, Z
    830 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Norwood Av J, Z
    1,100 feet
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Wheel of Bloom-Soak up the Sun” (2007) by Jung Hyang Kim at the Crescent St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Crescent St, 910 feet away, for the J90.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St/Crescent St J90
    910 feet
    J90

Next buses at this stop

  1. J90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Shepherd Ave & Fulton St 12 docks in all
    0.4 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 3123 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11208
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
37
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Cypress Hills
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 1,114 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Chestnut Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Chestnut Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-9AM

North side of Fulton Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Fulton Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 336528.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival (early), and built in 1870.

  1. Public School 65K Designated landmark
    570 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy School
    730 feet
  2. Achievement First East New York Charter School 2 School
    870 feet
  3. M.S. 935 School
    900 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 938 School
    900 feet
  2. Cypress Hills Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 17 School
    1,050 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 18 School
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. City Line Park
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Blessed Sacrament Church House of worship
    420 feet
  2. Andrews Methodist Church Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3208 Fulton Street Older adult center
    510 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,150 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Chestnut Street or Fulton Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.