Nostrand Avenue & Linden Boulevard
Nostrand Avenue and Linden Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 6,022 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Lenox Rd Baptist Church is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 35 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Nostrand Avenue, 7am to 7pm.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Church Av, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Church Av 2, 5640 feet2 5
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
Also within a walk
- Winthrop St 2, 50.3 miles2 5
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Transitions” (2001) by Louis Delsarte at the Church Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Linden Blvd, 130 feet away, for the B44.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Linden Blvd B44130 feetB44
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
Nostrand Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.
Cycling
- 55 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Linden Blvd & Nostrand Ave 23 docks in all60 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 720 New York Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 30 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 9 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 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, July 2019
- Turn calming, February 2024
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2025
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 6,022 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 33rd most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 3, 833 more were issued.
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
- 53 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1963.
Since 2014 at least 163 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 64 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 6 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Nostrand Avenue
- Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY NOON-4PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- Truck loading only 7 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-NOON
West side of Nostrand Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-NOON 2PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY NOON-2PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 331457, 336592 and 337139.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Rogers' Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K970 feet
- Elite Early Childhood Learning Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,000 feet
- Kareful and Karefree Training School Trade or language school1,180 feet
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- Candy Kid's Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
- Little People's Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 51,280 feet
Houses of worship
- Lenox Rd Baptist Church House of worship380 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch790 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket300 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy780 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 27 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 & Martense Street 350 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Lenox Road 550 feet
- Martense Street & Fairview Place 620 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Church Avenue 670 feet
- Linden Boulevard & Rogers Avenue 800 feet
- Linden Boulevard & New York Avenue 810 feet
- Martense Street & Raleigh Place 880 feet
- Church Avenue & East 31st Street 940 feet
See every intersection along Linden Boulevard or Nostrand Avenue.