Furman Street & Montague Street
Furman Street and Montague Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 5,857 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Brooklyn Bridge Park is 20 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brooklyn Bridge Park/Pier 6, is 0.3 miles away for the B63. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Brooklyn Bridge Park/Pier 6, 0.3 miles away, for the B63.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brooklyn Bridge Park/Pier 6 B630.3 milesB63
Next buses at this stop
- B63 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 2 31 docks in all1,060 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Atlantic Avenue & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 69 Rapelye Street Gas station1.2 miles
- 35 Red Cross Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 5,857 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 135th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 11,453 more were issued.
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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 40 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Furman Street
- No standing 26 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
- Bus layover only 4 signs NON-MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
South side of Montague Street
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 186 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and mostly built between 1848 and 1899.
- High Pressure Fire Service - Main Pumping station Designated landmark640 feet
- Grace Protestant Episcopal Church Parish House Designated landmark750 feet
- The Standish Arms Hotel Designated landmark780 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 parks
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Brooklyn Bridge Park20 feet
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade50 feet
- Pierrepont Playground190 feet
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- Fort Stirling Park1,110 feet
- Adam Yauch Park1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Furman Street & Joralemon Street 730 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Joralemon Street 770 feet
- Joralemon Street & Columbia Place 1,000 feet
- Joralemon Street & Bridge Park Drive 1,140 feet
- Joralemon Street & Willow Place 1,200 feet
- Hicks Street & Joralemon Street 0.3 miles
- Atlantic Avenue & Furman Street 0.3 miles
- State Street & Columbia Place 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Furman Street or Montague Street.