Fulton Street & Lafayette Avenue

Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Independent is 310 feet away, and Recovery House of Worship Church is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Fulton St, is about a minute on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, five of them schools, and 53 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Fulton Street, 7am to 7pm.

Safety record
14 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fulton St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Fulton St/Lafayette Av · B25, B26, B52
Within a walk
33 places
5 schools, 4 parks and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fulton Street & Lafayette Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fulton St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St G
    60 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Lafayette Av C
    530 feet
    C
  2. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    1,070 feet
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Lafayette Av, 150 feet away, for the B25, B26 and B52.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St/Lafayette Av B25, B26, B52
    150 feet
    B25 B26 B52

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …
  2. B26 …
  3. B52 …

Live arrivals

Fulton Street carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Lafayette Avenue.

  • 122 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lafayette Ave & Ft Greene Pl 36 docks in all
    120 feet

By car

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

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 625 Atlantic Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1,290 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2017
  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Greene
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 127 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and June 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Fulton Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-9PM SATURDAY 9AM-9PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

South side of Fulton Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-2PM 7PM-9PM SATURDAY 9AM-9PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM

North side of Lafayette Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Lafayette Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 329287 and 330308.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 200 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1857 and 1868.

  1. Brooklyn Music School Designated landmark
    480 feet
  2. The Salvation Army Building Designated landmark
    580 feet
  3. Central Methodist Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 public spaces
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Dental Auxiliary Training Center Trade or language school
    290 feet
  2. Brooklyn Independent School
    310 feet
  3. The International Charter School of New York Annex School
    320 feet
Show all 8
  1. Hanson Place Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
  2. Brooklyn Technical High School
    880 feet
  3. Masters Refrigeration Learning Cntr Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  4. Khalil Gibran International Academy School
    1,200 feet
  5. The Elizabeth Jennings School for Bold Explorers School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. MoCADA Ubuntu Garden
    150 feet
  2. Betty Carter Park
    160 feet
  3. Fowler Square
    180 feet
Show all 9
  1. Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden
    850 feet
  2. Cuyler Gore Park
    1,040 feet
  3. Fort Greene Park
    1,120 feet
  4. Greene Garden
    1,170 feet
  5. Sixteen Sycamores Playground
    1,230 feet
  6. Cuyler Gore Park Playground
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Fowler Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    230 feet
  2. Public space at 620 Fulton Street Public space
    590 feet
  3. Public space at Forte Public space
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at BAM South Public space
    920 feet

Health care

  1. Oxford Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. General Edward Big Ned Fowler Monument Monument or memorial
    160 feet
  2. Fort Greene Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    510 feet
  3. Library for Arts & Culture Library
    920 feet
Show all 4
  1. Hanson Place Seventh Day Adventist Church Listed historic place
    980 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Brooklyn Academy of Music Arts or cultural center · landmark · listed historic place
    480 feet
  2. Polonsky Shakespeare Center Theater or concert hall
    730 feet
  3. BAM Harvey Theater Theater or concert hall
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Recovery House of Worship Church Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,150 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    760 feet
  2. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    780 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fulton Street or Lafayette Avenue.

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.