Johnson Street & Prince Street

Johnson Street and Prince Street meet at a four-way crossing in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Ingersoll development. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Borough Command/Division 11/Battalion 31/Engine 207/Ladder 110 is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about five minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · B, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
Myrtle Av/Prince St · B54
Within a walk
15 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Johnson Street & Prince Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. DeKalb Av B, Q, R
    0.3 miles
    B Q R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
  3. R …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
  3. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R
    0.3 miles
    A C F R
  2. Hoyt St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Masstransiscope” (1980) by Bill Brand and “DeKalb Improvisation” (2005) by Stephen Johnson at the DeKalb Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Prince St, 460 feet away, for the B54.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Prince St B54
    460 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Johnson St & Gold St 41 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1,010 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    640 feet
  2. 152 Ashland Place Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
84 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2007 and 2015.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Ingersoll development.

Since 2014 at least 115 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Johnson Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Johnson Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Prince Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Vernacular Greek Revival, and built between 1846 and 1847.

  1. First Free Congregational Church Designated landmark
    690 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Flatbush Avenue Extension.

  1. Pageant Sculpture by Brian Tolle, 2017
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bureau Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  3. City Polytechnic High School of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology School
    990 feet
Show all 7
  1. Changing Tomorrow Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet
  2. George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School
    990 feet
  3. Fullstack Academy Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  4. Metro Training Inst Trade or language school
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Garden of Eden - Ingersoll Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    510 feet
  2. Arbor Place Park
    880 feet
  3. McLaughlin Park
    1,100 feet
Show all 5
  1. Commodore Barry Park
    1,180 feet
  2. Golconda Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Avalon Fort Greene Public space
    310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Oratory Church of Saint Boniface House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ingersoll Community Center
    600 feet

Fire and police

  1. Brooklyn Borough Command/Division 11/Battalion 31/Engine 207/Ladder 110 Fire station
    390 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NYC Fresh Market Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. Gold Organic Farm Supermarket
    650 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,180 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. City Point Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and seven food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Johnson Street or Prince 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.