Lafayette Avenue & Grand Avenue
Lafayette Avenue and Grand Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Randy Weston Way by local law. It lies on the edge of the Clinton Hill Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Pratt Institute: Higgins Hall stands 410 feet away, and Underwood Park is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, Classon Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Classon Av, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Classon Av G760 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Clinton-Washington Avs G800 feetG
- Bedford-Nostrand Avs G0.4 milesG
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Lafayette Av/Grand Av, 110 feet away, for the B38.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lafayette Av/Grand Av B38110 feetB38
Next buses at this stop
- B38 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Lafayette Avenue.
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Lafayette Ave & St James Pl 39 docks in all600 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 184 Classon Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 325 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers160 feet
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 5 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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
- 62 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Randy Weston Way, a co-naming enacted on August 23, 2019 (Local Law 158 of 2019).
The streets
- One travel lane
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 35 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cornelian cherry.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Randy Weston Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Grand Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Grand Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Lafayette Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Clinton Hill Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 188 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate, and mostly built between 1869 and 1878.
- Pratt Institute: Higgins Hall Designated landmark410 feet
- Orthodox Friends Meeting House Designated landmark770 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 community center
- 1 garden
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Kings Bay YM - YWHA Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5670 feet
- Little Sun People Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K950 feet
- Billy Martin Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Classon Playground820 feet
- Underwood Park890 feet
- Underwood Park Playground900 feet
Show all 4
- Cedar Tree Garden1,240 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Clinton Hill Library1,230 feet
- Clinton Hill Historic District Listed historic place1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- Emmanuel Baptist Church Landmark · listed historic place680 feet
Community centers and public services
- Lafayette Community Center1,260 feet
Fire and police
- 88th Precinct Police station1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket80 feet
- Urban Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and eight 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:
- Grand Avenue & Clifton Place 270 feet
- Greene Avenue & Grand Avenue 540 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & St James Place 550 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Classon Avenue 790 feet
- Greene Avenue & Cambridge Place 810 feet
- Grand Avenue & Lexington Avenue 810 feet
- Clifton Place & St James Place 810 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Washington Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along Grand Avenue or Lafayette Avenue.