New York Avenue & Eastern Parkway
New York Avenue and Eastern Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in Crown Heights (South), Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Crown Heights North II Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 57 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2026, 6,903 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Kings County Savings Bank stands 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Nostrand Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 3.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Nostrand Av, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av 3740 feet3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
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Outbound
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Also within a walk
- President St-Medgar Evers College 2, 50.3 miles2 5
- Kingston Av 30.3 miles3
Bus
The nearest bus stop is New York Av/Eastern Pkwy, 190 feet away, for the B44.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- New York Av/Eastern Pkwy B44 · Shelter190 feetB44
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Eastern Pkwy & Nostrand Ave 27 docks in all780 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 415 Empire Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 145 Brooklyn Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 57 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 41 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 9 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2020
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2021
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2026 so far, through July 26, 6,903 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11213
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 35
- Police precinct
- 71 and 77 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crown Heights (South)
- Elevation
- 102 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to five travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1902 and 1921.
Trees
NYC Parks records 119 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 69 signs on these blocks
- 15 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Eastern Parkway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY THURDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Eastern Parkway
- Doctor plates only 1 sign DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of New York Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Crown Heights North II Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 259 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1899 and 1907.
- Kings County Savings Bank Designated landmark690 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 listed historic place
Schools and child care
- Oholei Torah Educational Institute School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5490 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool · Pre-K490 feet
- M a C a D E M Y School · preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K610 feet
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- Ed Inst-Oholei Torah-Eastern Parkway School610 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Eastern Parkway Listed historic place520 feet
Houses of worship
- Philadelphia Sabbath Cathedral Listed historic place1,000 feet
- St Marks Church Episcopal House of worship1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and three food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Union Street & New York Avenue 340 feet
- New York Avenue & Lincoln Place 350 feet
- New York Avenue & St Johns Place 650 feet
- New York Avenue & President Street 660 feet
- Brooklyn Avenue & Eastern Parkway 770 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Eastern Parkway 770 feet
- New York Avenue & Sterling Place 970 feet
- New York Avenue & Carroll Street 980 feet
See every intersection along Eastern Parkway or New York Avenue.