Linden Boulevard & East 40th Street
Linden Boulevard and East 40th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. East Flatbush Ascend Charter School is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Church Av/E 39 St, is 1,040 feet away for the B35, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Church Av/E 39 St, 1,040 feet away, for the B35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Church Av/E 39 St B351,040 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Clarkson Ave & E 40 St 30 docks in all1,040 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 3602 Snyder Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2019
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
- 47 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- 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 1920 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the apple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 40th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of East 40th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
North side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 12 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K340 feet
- East Flatbush Ascend Charter School410 feet
- P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School850 feet
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- Bryan's Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K890 feet
- Inner Force Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,020 feet
Houses of worship
- St Catherine of Genoa Church House of worship260 feet
- Mount Zion Church of God Listed historic place890 feet
Supermarkets
- 4003 Church Farm Market Supermarket750 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket1,190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Linden Boulevard & East 39th Street 260 feet
- Linden Boulevard & Albany Avenue 270 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 38th Street 520 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 42nd Street 540 feet
- East 40th Street & Lenox Road 560 feet
- Church Avenue & East 40th Street 710 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 37th Street 780 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 43rd Street 800 feet
See every intersection along East 40th Street or Linden Boulevard.