Nostrand Avenue & Church Avenue

Nostrand Avenue and Church Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 59 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. The Battalion 41/Engine 248 firehouse is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Nostrand Avenue, 7am to 7pm.

Safety record
38 hurt
59 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Church Av/Nostrand Av · B35
Within a walk
17 places
9 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nostrand Avenue & Church Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av 2, 5
    60 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Winthrop St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. Beverly Rd 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transitions” (2001) by Louis Delsarte at the Church Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Church Av/Nostrand Av, 80 feet away, for the B35.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Church Av/Nostrand Av B35 · Countdown sign
    80 feet
    B35
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B35 …

Live arrivals

Nostrand Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Church Ave & Nostrand Ave 30 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 59 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 38 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 12 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2022
  • Turn calming, June 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
40
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Erasmus
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 116 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 57 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2023 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 8:30am to noon, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 2pm to 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Nostrand Avenue (west side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Nostrand Avenue (west side).

North side of Church Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Church Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM - 7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

East side of Nostrand Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY NOON-4PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310576, 312312, 331389, 331390 and 331923.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. Candy Kid's Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
  2. Little People's Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    600 feet
  3. Lil Rockerz Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
Show all 6
  1. Lefferts Garden Promise Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
  2. Pre-School Minds Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  3. Rogers' Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross RC Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  2. Lenox Rd Baptist Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 41/Engine 248 Fire station
    1,010 feet
  2. 67th Precinct Police station
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    970 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    110 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 29 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:

See every intersection along Church Avenue or Nostrand Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.