Lawrence Avenue & Seton Place
Lawrence Avenue and Seton Place meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 450 feet to the 70th Precinct. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1936, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 18 Av F790 feetF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Southbound
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Ave I F0.3 milesF
- Ditmas Av F0.5 milesF
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “We are each others” (2018) by Julien Gardair at the 18 Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 18 Av/E 2 St, 680 feet away, for the B8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 18 Av/E 2 St B8680 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
- 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
Nearest bike-share station
- Ditmas Ave & McDonald Ave 23 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 5021 Bay Parkway Gas station0.7 miles
- 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 40
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
- Elevation
- 44 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1936.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 43 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Lawrence Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Lawrence Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 6 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Seton Place
- Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Seton Place
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-6PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 7 religious buildings
- 6 schools
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Beth Jacob School for Girls School250 feet
- Yeshiva Bais Chaya Esther School370 feet
- Yeshiva Tiferes Mordechai Kalish Preschool, ages 2 to 5420 feet
Show all 12
- Adapt Community Network-Brooklyn Children's Preschool Program Preschool, ages 2 to 5470 feet
- Ucp of NYC School590 feet
- Ucp of NYC -Brooklyn School600 feet
- Aaa Service Prog Trade or language school1,030 feet
- Little Roses DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,080 feet
- Skolye Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,200 feet
- Sweet Home Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,200 feet
- P.S. K134 School1,240 feet
- Bais Yaakov of 18th Ave School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- DiGilio Playground1,100 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Kensington Library560 feet
Fire and police
- 70th Precinct Police station450 feet
- Engine 250 Fire station1,140 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch630 feet
- Chase Bank branch890 feet
Supermarkets
- Gala Apple International Supermarket1,060 feet
- Landau's Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- ShopRite Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 17 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Parkville Avenue & Seton Place 250 feet
- Webster Avenue & Seton Place 270 feet
- Foster Avenue & Seton Place 510 feet
- East 2nd Street & 18th Avenue 560 feet
- McDonald Avenue & Lawrence Avenue 610 feet
- McDonald Avenue & Webster Avenue 750 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 3rd Street 770 feet
- East 3rd Street & 18th Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along Lawrence Avenue or Seton Place.