Nostrand Avenue & Avenue N
Nostrand Avenue and Avenue N meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Pfc Norton Playground is 860 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Avenue N, is 110 feet away for the B44, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Avenue N, 110 feet away, for the B44.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Avenue N B44110 feetB44
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station300 feet
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers450 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 18 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 44 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
- 8 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue N
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue N
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Nostrand Avenue
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
West side of Nostrand Avenue
- Metered parking 9 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304339, 313867 and 315774.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 hospital
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Butterfly Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K550 feet
- Yeshiva Derech Hatorah School790 feet
- The Joan Snow Pre-K Center at 1340 East 29th Street Pre-K center880 feet
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- Yeshiva Lev Torah - Site 2 School1,130 feet
- Yeshivat Lev Torah High School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pfc Norton Playground860 feet
Health care
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn Hospital1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- Kingsway Jewish Center Listed historic place790 feet
- Congregation Adath Yeshurun of Flatbush House of worship970 feet
- Our Lady Help of Christians RC Church House of worship1,160 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue N & East 31st Street 280 feet
- Avenue N & East 29th Street 280 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Kings Highway 430 feet
- Kings Highway & Avenue N 450 feet
- Kings Highway & East 32nd Street 470 feet
- Avenue N & East 33rd Street 540 feet
- Avenue N & East 28th Street 540 feet
- Kings Highway & East 29th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue N or Nostrand Avenue.