Nostrand Avenue & Farragut Road

Nostrand Avenue and Farragut Road meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Clarendon Library is 290 feet away, and Kenilworth Baptist Church is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Nostrand Avenue, 7am to 7pm.

Safety record
15 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Farragut Rd/Nostrand Av · B44
Within a walk
26 places
11 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nostrand Avenue & Farragut Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 5
    1,110 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Newkirk Av-Little Haiti 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    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 Farragut Rd/Nostrand Av, 120 feet away, for the B44.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Farragut Rd/Nostrand Av B44
    120 feet
    B44

Next buses at this stop

  1. B44 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Farragut Road.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1261 Flatbush Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2016
  • Turn calming, April 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11210
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
45
Police precinct
67 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatbush
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 147 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 54 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and March 2026; 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 Saturday 8:30am to 4pm on Nostrand Avenue (west side).

North side of Farragut Road

  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Farragut Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Nostrand Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY NOON-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306010 and 336157.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Leapz 2 Success Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    300 feet
  2. Bumblebees-R-Us Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
  3. P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
    640 feet
Show all 10
  1. Initial Steps Child Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  2. Family Head Start/Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  3. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  4. Sunshine Devel - Family HS Glenwood School
    1,090 feet
  5. Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School
    1,210 feet
  6. Flatbush Haitian Center Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  7. Brooklyn Kids Preparatory School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Nostrand Playground
    710 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Clarendon Library
    290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bible Holiness Church House of worship
    310 feet
  2. Kings Church of Christ House of worship
    740 feet
  3. Kenilworth Baptist Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
Show all 4
  1. Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Flatbush YMCA Recreation center
    990 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1401 Flatbush Avenue Older adult center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 255/Ladder 157 Fire station
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,120 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  3. The Meat Place Supermarket
    1,210 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 23 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:

See every intersection along Farragut Road or Nostrand Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, 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.