Monroe Street & Classon Avenue
Monroe Street and Classon Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lincoln Club stands 500 feet away, and Crispus Attucks Playground is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Classon Av, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Classon Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Classon Av G0.3 milesG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Also within a walk
- Franklin Av C, S0.3 milesC S
- Clinton-Washington Avs C0.4 milesC
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Gates Av/Classon Av, 310 feet away, for the B52.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gates Av/Classon Av B52 · Shelter310 feetB52
Next buses at this stop
- B52 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Classon Avenue.
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Monroe St & Classon Ave 19 docks in all100 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 506 Grand Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 540 Waverly Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11238
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 35 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 79 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
- Elevation
- 65 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and April 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Classon Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Monroe Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Monroe Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 69 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1870 and 1877.
- Lincoln Club Designated landmark500 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.
- 17 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 gardens
- 4 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Schoolhouse Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5840 feet
- P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer School860 feet
- The Urban Assembly Unison School860 feet
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- Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
- Brooklyn Doodles Preschool1,030 feet
- Starting Point - Bedford Stuyvesant School1,040 feet
- Brooklyn Waldorf School1,140 feet
- Bumblebees-R-Us Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K1,150 feet
- Magic Moments Academy Preschool & Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Classon / Fulgate Block Association Garden210 feet
- 100 Quincy Community Garden1,020 feet
- Crispus Attucks Playground1,050 feet
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- Madison Hill Community Garden1,230 feet
- Cedar Tree Garden1,260 feet
Houses of worship
- Mount Zion Christian Mission Church House of worship310 feet
- Elim International Fellowship House of worship420 feet
- Mount Sinai Baptist Church House of worship540 feet
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- Evening Star Baptist Church House of worship1,060 feet
- St Peter Claver Church House of worship1,070 feet
- St Johns Church God FBH House of worship1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Lincoln Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Gates Avenue & Classon Avenue 270 feet
- Madison Street & Classon Avenue 270 feet
- Gates Avenue & Irving Place 530 feet
- Quincy Street & Classon Avenue 540 feet
- Putnam Avenue & Classon Avenue 540 feet
- Monroe Street & Franklin Avenue 760 feet
- Gates Avenue & Downing Street 800 feet
- Putnam Avenue & Irving Place 810 feet
See every intersection along Classon Avenue or Monroe Street.