Newkirk Avenue & Newkirk Plaza
Newkirk Avenue and Newkirk Plaza meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest subway, Newkirk Plaza, is about a minute on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 18 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1938, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Newkirk Plaza, 270 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Newkirk Plaza B, Q270 feetB Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- B …
- Q …
Southbound
2 lines- B …
- Q …
Also within a walk
- Cortelyou Rd Q0.5 milesQ
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transit Skylight” (1988) by David Wilson at the Newkirk Plaza station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Foster Av/E 16 St, 660 feet away, for the B8.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Foster Av/E 16 St B8 · Shelter660 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
- 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- E 16 St & Cortelyou Rd 26 docks in all0.4 miles
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.
- 1261 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 September 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11226
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 40 and 45 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1938.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 168 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1905 and 1911.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Foster Avenue Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
- Nayema Universal Child Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,210 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch470 feet
- Chase Bank branch540 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket270 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy280 feet
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 22 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 16th Street & Newkirk Avenue 120 feet
- Newkirk Avenue & Marlborough Road 160 feet
- East 17th Street & Newkirk Avenue 420 feet
- Newkirk Avenue & Rugby Road 450 feet
- Foster Avenue & Newkirk Plaza 540 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 16th Street 660 feet
- Foster Avenue & Marlborough Road 700 feet
- East 16th Street & Ditmas Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along Newkirk Avenue or Newkirk Plaza.