Lenox Road & East 42nd Street
Lenox Road and East 42nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Albany Av/Clarkson Av, is 830 feet away for the B12, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Albany Av/Clarkson Av, 830 feet away, for the B12.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Albany Av/Clarkson Av B12 · Shelter830 feetB12
Next buses at this stop
- B12 …
Cycling
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Lenox Rd & E 43 St 21 docks in all240 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 720 New York Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers990 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.3 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.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2017
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 40
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Rugby
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 1950.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 42nd Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of East 42nd Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
North side of Lenox Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Lenox Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School830 feet
- East Flatbush Ascend Charter School1,180 feet
- Gan Academy - Linden School1,310 feet
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- High Definition Kids Daycare Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 51,310 feet
Houses of worship
- St Catherine of Genoa Church House of worship940 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket1,290 feet
- 4003 Church Farm Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Lenox Road & East 43rd Street 260 feet
- Albany Avenue & Lenox Road 270 feet
- Clarkson Avenue & East 42nd Street 460 feet
- Troy Avenue & Lenox Road 530 feet
- East 40th Street & Lenox Road 540 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 42nd Street 560 feet
- Clarkson Avenue & East 43rd Street 720 feet
- Albany Avenue & Clarkson Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along East 42nd Street or Lenox Road.