New York Avenue & Sterling Place
New York Avenue and Sterling Place meet at a four-way crossing in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Crown Heights North II Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Gregory the Great RC Church is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Nostrand Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 19 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Nostrand Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av 30.3 miles3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 3 …
Outbound
1 line- 3 …
Also within a walk
- President St-Medgar Evers College 2, 50.5 miles2 5
- Kingston Av 30.5 miles3
Bus
The nearest bus stop is New York Av/Sterling Pl, 110 feet away, for the B44.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- New York Av/Sterling Pl B44 · Shelter110 feetB44
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Sterling Place.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sterling Pl & New York Ave 25 docks in all40 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 51 Brooklyn Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 145 Brooklyn Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11216
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 35 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 77
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crown Heights (North)
- Elevation
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,000 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 1910.
Since 2014 at least 48 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of New York Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of New York Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Sterling Place
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Sterling Place
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Crown Heights North II Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 486 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1896 and 1906.
- Brooklyn M.E. Church Home for the Aged and the Infirm Designated landmark260 feet
- Trinity Baptist Church Designated landmark540 feet
- St. Gregory the Great School Designated landmark620 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 listed historic places
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K770 feet
- Park Place DC Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,010 feet
- The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
Show all 4
- Park Place Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Brower Park1,150 feet
Health care
- Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice1,190 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Crown Heights North Historic District Listed historic place760 feet
- Eastern Parkway Listed historic place1,180 feet
Houses of worship
- St Gregory the Great RC Church Landmark820 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket940 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- New York Avenue & St Johns Place 320 feet
- Park Place & New York Avenue 320 feet
- New York Avenue & Lincoln Place 630 feet
- New York Avenue & Prospect Place 650 feet
- Brooklyn Avenue & Sterling Place 770 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Sterling Place 770 feet
- New York Avenue & Eastern Parkway 970 feet
- New York Avenue & St Marks Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along New York Avenue or Sterling Place.