Fulton Street & Somers Street
Fulton Street and Somers Street meet at a three-way junction in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Phoenix Community Garden is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 190 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Av C190 feetC
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- C …
Outbound
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Also within a walk
- Ralph Av C0.5 milesC
- Chauncey St J, Z0.5 milesJ Z
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Thomas S Boyland St, 40 feet away, for the B25.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fulton St/Thomas S Boyland St B2540 feetB25
Next buses at this stop
- B25 …
Cycling
- 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Thomas S. Boyland St & Fulton St 24 docks in all200 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2111 Monaco Place Gas station0.5 miles
- 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11233
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 16
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 73
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Ocean Hill
- Elevation
- 104 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1927.
Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2022 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Fulton Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Somers Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 4 gardens
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Eagle Academy for Young Men II School800 feet
- Uncommon Crown Heights Charter School NYC School800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Phoenix Community Garden100 feet
- Fish Playground270 feet
- 45 Somers Street Community Garden440 feet
Show all 7
- Saratoga Farm Garden920 feet
- Hull Street Community Garden (NYRP) Garden1,060 feet
- Hilltop Playground1,190 feet
- Marion Hopkinson Playground1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- St Matthew FBH Church House of worship510 feet
- New Hope Pentecostal Church House of worship970 feet
- Ebenezer Baptist Church House of worship1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Marketplace of Bushwick Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fulton Street & Thomas S Boyland Street 140 feet
- Herkimer Street & Thomas S Boyland Street 420 feet
- Thomas S Boyland Street & Hull Street 430 feet
- Rockaway Avenue & Somers Street 620 feet
- Fulton Street & Rockaway Avenue 640 feet
- Herkimer Street & Radde Place 680 feet
- Herkimer Street & Marconi Place 680 feet
- Thomas S Boyland Street & MacDougal Street 700 feet
See every intersection along Fulton Street or Somers Street.