Nostrand Avenue & Avenue H
Nostrand Avenue and Avenue H meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Sen. Jeremiah B. Bloom Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 769 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places and 36 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 100 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 5100 feet2 5
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Flatbush Floogies” (1996) by Muriel Castanis at the Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Avenue H, 100 feet away, for the B44 SBS.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Avenue H B44 SBS100 feetB44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- B44 SBS …
Nostrand Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 50 bicycle racks within 820 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.
- 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2021
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 769 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 927th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 276 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatbush
- Elevation
- 27 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Sen. Jeremiah B. Bloom Square, a co-naming enacted on May 15, 1984 (Local Law 21 of 1984).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 64 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Sen. Jeremiah B. Bloom Square.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Nostrand Avenue (west side).
North side of Avenue H
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue H
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Nostrand Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM ALL DAYS
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Nostrand Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308435 and 322387.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Gan-Jewish Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K380 feet
- Initial Steps Child Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K930 feet
- Family Head Start/Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K950 feet
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- Jumpstart Early Intervention Preschool, ages 2 to 51,100 feet
- Sunshine Devel - Family HS Glenwood School1,170 feet
- Lil Cookies Too Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,310 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Hillel Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza490 feet
Houses of worship
- Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church House of worship1,030 feet
Community centers and public services
- Vanderveer Post Office1,130 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch310 feet
- Chase Bank branch500 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch620 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket780 feet
- Fine Fare Supermarket1,120 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Target Store300 feet
- Dollar Tree Store1,100 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 22 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue H & Campus Road 140 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue H 300 feet
- Campus Road & Hillel Place 410 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & East 31st Street 420 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Nostrand Avenue 480 feet
- East 32nd Street & Avenue H 540 feet
- Kenilworth Place & Hillel Place 550 feet
- Campus Road & Amersfort Place 700 feet
See every intersection along Avenue H or Nostrand Avenue.