Herkimer Street & Prescott Place

Herkimer Street and Prescott Place meet at a three-way junction in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Shirley A Chisholm Post Office is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, Ralph Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ralph Av
490 feet · 2 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
Ralph Av/Fulton St · B47
Within a walk
26 places
17 religious buildings, 3 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Herkimer Street & Prescott Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ralph Av, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Ralph Av C
    490 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Rockaway Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Fulton St, 400 feet away, for the B47.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ralph Av/Fulton St B47
    400 feet
    B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ralph Ave & Fulton St 25 docks in all
    710 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1998 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    860 feet
  2. 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11233
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 3
City Council district
41
Police precinct
81
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ocean Hill
Elevation
70 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 334 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Herkimer Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Prescott Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Prescott Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

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

  1. Freedom's Gate Sculpture by Charles Searles, 1997
    420 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Bishop Sexton Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  2. Starting Point - St Mark's Family School
    520 feet
  3. Shirley Chisholm Day Care Center #1 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 040 George W. Carver School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Weeksville Playground
    550 feet
  2. Brevoort Playground
    990 feet
  3. Marge Matthews Garden
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. South Pacific Playground
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Brooklyn Reformed Church House of worship
    820 feet
  2. Ebenezer Baptist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Shirley A Chisholm Post Office
    390 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    490 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,140 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    520 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 15 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 nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Herkimer Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.