Fulton Street & St James Place

Fulton Street and St James Place meet at a four-way crossing in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Clinton Hill Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The bust “Reverend Benjamin J. Lowry” is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, Clinton-Washington Avs, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Clinton-Washington Avs
310 feet · 1 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Fulton St/Washington Av · B25, B26
Within a walk
29 places
16 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Fulton Street & St James Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Clinton-Washington Avs, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Clinton-Washington Avs C
    310 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Clinton-Washington Avs G
    0.4 miles
    G
  2. Franklin Av C, S
    0.4 miles
    C S

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Washington Av, 210 feet away, for the B25 and B26.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St/Washington Av B25, B26 · Shelter
    210 feet
    B25 B26
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …
  2. B26 …

Live arrivals

Fulton Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 2pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 74 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fulton St & Waverly Ave 31 docks in all
    670 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 506 Grand Avenue Gas station
    1,220 feet
  2. 540 Waverly Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    740 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11238
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Clinton Hill
Elevation
70 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 220 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 59 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2023 and July 2025; 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-9PM SATURDAY 9AM-9PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-9PM SATURDAY 9AM-9PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-9PM SATURDAY 9AM-9PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-2PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-6PM

South side of Fulton Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-2PM 7PM-9PM SATURDAY 9AM-9PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305950, 311582 and 334667.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Clinton Hill Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 202 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1865 and 1879.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Lowry Triangle.

  1. Reverend Benjamin J. Lowry Bust by Robert W. Pugh, 1982
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 1 park
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fort Greene Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    490 feet
  2. Eladia's Kids Parent Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  3. Shining Smiles Daycare I Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    680 feet
Show all 6
  1. Brooklyn Doodles Preschool
    890 feet
  2. Achievement First Endeavor Charter School
    1,000 feet
  3. Aozora Community Foundation Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn's Finest Garden
    860 feet
  2. Lowry Triangle
    1,130 feet
  3. Crispus Attucks Playground
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Hollenback Community Garden
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Jitu Weusi Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    470 feet
  2. Underhill Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Zion Baptist Church House of worship
    250 feet
  2. Brown Memorial Baptist Church Landmark
    800 feet
  3. Epiphany RC Church House of worship
    990 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Johns Church God FBH House of worship
    1,020 feet
  2. St Luke St Mathew Church Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Adlephi Post Office
    290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. Urban Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fulton Street or St James Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.