Lafayette Avenue & Classon Avenue
Lafayette Avenue and Classon Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Lafayette development. The corner is also named DJ Mister Cee Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Classon Playground is 70 feet away, and Ohel Elozer is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Classon Av, is about a minute on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Classon Av, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Classon Av G70 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Bedford-Nostrand Avs G0.3 milesG
- Clinton-Washington Avs G0.3 milesG
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Classon Av/Lafayette Av, 50 feet away, for the B48.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Classon Av/Lafayette Av B4850 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Classon Avenue and Lafayette Avenue.
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Lafayette Ave & Franklin Ave 27 docks in all790 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 184 Classon Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 325 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11238
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 35 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 79 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
- Elevation
- 68 feet above sea level
This corner is also named DJ Mister Cee Way, a co-naming enacted on August 13, 2025 (Local Law 121 of 2025).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Lafayette development.
Since 2014 at least 61 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on DJ Mister Cee Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 54 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Classon Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Classon Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Lafayette Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Lafayette Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival. They were built between 1889 and 1894.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 gardens
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Little Sun People Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K150 feet
- Billy Martin Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K320 feet
- Community Partnership Charter School570 feet
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- P.S. 270 Johann Dekalb School570 feet
- The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,050 feet
- Ohel Elozer School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Classon Playground70 feet
- Cedar Tree Garden450 feet
- Lafayette Gardens Playground700 feet
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- Jane Bailey Memorial Garden810 feet
- Greene Acres Community Garden1,120 feet
Community centers and public services
- Lafayette Community Center460 feet
Fire and police
- 88th Precinct Police station · landmark510 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket790 feet
- CTown Supermarket1,040 feet
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store990 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Classon Avenue & Clifton Place 270 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Classon Avenue 540 feet
- Greene Avenue & Classon Avenue 540 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Franklin Avenue 780 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Taaffe Place 780 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Grand Avenue 790 feet
- Classon Avenue & Lexington Avenue 810 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Kent Avenue 1,020 feet
See every intersection along Classon Avenue or Lafayette Avenue.