Greene Avenue & Clermont Avenue

Greene Avenue and Clermont Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Fort Greene Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Chancery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn stands 110 feet away, and Clinton Hill Library is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, Lafayette Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lafayette Av
970 feet · 4 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Greene Av/Vanderbilt Av · B52
Within a walk
17 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Greene Avenue & Clermont Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lafayette Av, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lafayette Av C
    970 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
    1,090 feet
    G
  2. Clinton-Washington Avs C
    0.3 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Greene Av/Vanderbilt Av, 160 feet away, for the B52.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Greene Av/Vanderbilt Av B52
    160 feet
    B52

Next buses at this stop

  1. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Clermont Avenue.

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Clermont Ave & Lafayette Ave 51 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 506 Grand Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 510 Waverly Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
89 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Clermont Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Clermont Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Greene Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Greene Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Fort Greene Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 307 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1859 and 1876.

  1. Chancery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn Designated landmark
    110 feet
  2. Episcopal Residence of the Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark
    140 feet
  3. Paul Robeson Theatre Designated landmark
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 garden
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School Landmark
    320 feet
  2. Npower New York Trade or language school
    370 feet
  3. L & L Studio Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    790 feet
Show all 5
  1. Discovery Pitstop Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    960 feet
  2. La Petite Colline Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bears/Carlton Avenue Garden
    470 feet
  2. Cuyler Gore Park
    590 feet
  3. Cuyler Gore Park Playground
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. Greene Playground
    880 feet
  2. Gateway Triangle
    940 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Gates Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    980 feet

Health care

  1. New Carlton Rehab and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    680 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Clinton Hill Library
    1,260 feet
  2. Clinton Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Queen All Saints Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. Cadman Memorial Church Landmark
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Urban Market Supermarket
    980 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles
  2. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Clermont Avenue or Greene Avenue.

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