Martense Street & Raleigh Place
Martense Street and Raleigh Place meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lenox Rd Baptist Church is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Church Av, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Church Av 2, 5830 feet2 5
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
Also within a walk
- Winthrop St 2, 50.4 miles2 5
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transitions” (2001) by Louis Delsarte at the Church Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Church Av/New York Av, 510 feet away, for the B35.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Church Av/New York Av B35510 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 34 St & Church Ave 25 docks in all910 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 720 New York Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 395 Lenox Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1,300 feet
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11226
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 40
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Erasmus
- Elevation
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1940.
Since 2014 at least 70 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Martense Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Raleigh Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Raleigh Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Candy Kid's Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K390 feet
- Little People's Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5400 feet
- Pre-School Minds Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K670 feet
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- Kareful and Karefree Training School Trade or language school990 feet
Houses of worship
- Lenox Rd Baptist Church House of worship1,260 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch980 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,180 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
- 4003 Church Farm Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy880 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 21 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:
- Martense Street & Fairview Place 260 feet
- New York Avenue & Martense Street 270 feet
- Church Avenue & East 32nd Street 330 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Martense Street 530 feet
- Church Avenue & East 31st Street 590 feet
- New York Avenue & Church Avenue 600 feet
- Linden Boulevard & New York Avenue 610 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Church Avenue 860 feet
See every intersection along Martense Street or Raleigh Place.