Lafayette Avenue & Ashland Place

Lafayette Avenue and Ashland Place meet at a four-way crossing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Academy of Music is 120 feet away, and Pacific Library is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Fulton St, is about two minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 73 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fulton St
470 feet · 2 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Fulton St/Ashland Pl · B38
Within a walk
31 places
4 religious buildings, 4 schools and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lafayette Avenue & Ashland Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fulton St, 470 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St G
    470 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    710 feet
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R
  2. Nevins St 2, 3, 4, 5
    900 feet
    2 3 4 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Ashland Pl, 390 feet away, for the B38.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St/Ashland Pl B38
    390 feet
    B38

Next buses at this stop

  1. B38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Ashland Place and Lafayette Avenue.

  • 115 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lafayette Ave & Ft Greene Pl 36 docks in all
    440 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 625 Atlantic Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Greene
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 4,500 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 2000 and 2016.

Since 2014 at least 257 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Prospector' elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Ashland Place

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances and ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULANCE AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of Ashland Place

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Lafayette Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

South side of Lafayette Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 332987.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 77 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1856 and 1859.

  1. The Salvation Army Building Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. Brooklyn Music School Designated landmark
    360 feet
  3. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Designated landmark
    480 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 public spaces
  • 2 gardens
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Independent School
    310 feet
  2. The International Charter School of New York Annex School
    330 feet
  3. Masters Refrigeration Learning Cntr Trade or language school
    570 feet
Show all 7
  1. Khalil Gibran International Academy School
    640 feet
  2. The Elizabeth Jennings School for Bold Explorers School
    640 feet
  3. Dental Auxiliary Training Center Trade or language school
    750 feet
  4. Hanson Place Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Betty Carter Park
    290 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden
    290 feet
  3. MoCADA Ubuntu Garden
    390 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sixteen Sycamores Playground
    680 feet
  2. Fowler Square
    740 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 620 Fulton Street Public space
    310 feet
  2. Fowler Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    780 feet
  3. Fox Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,080 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at BAM South Public space
    360 feet
  2. Public space at Forte Public space
    620 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Library for Arts & Culture Library
    360 feet
  2. General Edward Big Ned Fowler Monument Monument or memorial
    720 feet
  3. Atlantic Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    780 feet
Show all 6
  1. Atlantic Avenue Control House Listed historic place
    930 feet
  2. Fort Greene Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  3. Pacific Library
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Brooklyn Academy of Music Arts or cultural center · landmark · listed historic place
    120 feet
  2. Polonsky Shakespeare Center Theater or concert hall
    260 feet
  3. BAM Harvey Theater Theater or concert hall
    620 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Recovery House of Worship Church Listed historic place
    590 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Plaza Post Office
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    800 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    820 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    310 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,070 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,260 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    750 feet
  2. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 73 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Ashland Place or Lafayette Avenue.

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