Nostrand Avenue & Clifton Place
Nostrand Avenue and Clifton Place meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 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. Hattie Carthan Community Garden is 710 feet away, and P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford-Nostrand Avs, is about a minute on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bedford-Nostrand Avs, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Bedford-Nostrand Avs G280 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Lafayette Av, 170 feet away, for the B44 and T403.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Lafayette Av B44, T403170 feetB44 T403
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
- T403 …
Nostrand Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Greene Ave & Nostrand Ave 23 docks in all340 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 895 Bedford Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 775 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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, July 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11216
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 36
- Police precinct
- 79
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
- Elevation
- 44 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 35 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Clifton Place
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Clifton Place
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Nostrand Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
West side of Nostrand Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.
- 9 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 gardens
- 3 schools
- 2 swimming pools
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K700 feet
- Community Partnership Charter School-Annex School900 feet
- P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker School900 feet
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- MI Casita Preschool, ages 2 to 51,070 feet
- The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,130 feet
- Congregation Ki Tov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,140 feet
- Talmud Torah D'Nitra School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Greene Avenue United Neighbors Community Garden310 feet
- Hattie Carthan Community Garden710 feet
- Banneker Playground770 feet
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- Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park Garden930 feet
- Herbert Von King Park950 feet
- Whole Neighborhood Garden1,250 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Marcy Library980 feet
Houses of worship
- Brooklyn Tabernacle Deliverance Center House of worship270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 550 Greene Avenue Older adult center1,040 feet
- Kosciuszko Pool Swimming pool1,160 feet
- Bedford Stuyvesant Community Pool Swimming pool1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Nostrand Avenue & Greene Avenue 270 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Lafayette Avenue 270 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Kosciuszko Street 540 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Lexington Avenue 540 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Dekalb Avenue 810 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Quincy Street 810 feet
- Marcy Avenue & Clifton Place 920 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Clifton Place 1,030 feet
See every intersection along Clifton Place or Nostrand Avenue.