Nostrand Avenue & St Johns Place
Nostrand Avenue and St Johns Place meet at a four-way crossing in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 50 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Philadelphia Sabbath Cathedral is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, Nostrand Av, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 37 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 Nostrand Av, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av 3770 feet3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 3 …
Outbound
1 line- 3 …
Also within a walk
- President St-Medgar Evers College 2, 50.3 miles2 5
- Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College/Botanic Garden 2, 3, 4, 5, S0.5 miles2 3 4 5 S
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Saint Johns Pl/Nostrand Av, 40 feet away, for the B45.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Saint Johns Pl/Nostrand Av B45 · Shelter40 feetB45
Next buses at this stop
- B45 …
Nostrand Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on St Johns Place.
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Lincoln Pl & Nostrand Ave 25 docks in all400 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 415 Empire Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 145 Brooklyn Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 50 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 47 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2016
- Turn calming, February 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11216
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 35
- Police precinct
- 77
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crown Heights (North)
- Elevation
- 98 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1920.
Since 2014 at least 34 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday noon to 4pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to 7pm on Nostrand Avenue (east side), and 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).
North side of St Johns Place
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of St Johns Place
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311074 and 339245.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 272 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1895 and 1903.
- Kings County Savings Bank Designated landmark500 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 schools
Schools and child care
- Park Place DC Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K560 feet
- The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K710 feet
- Epiphany Lutheran Elementary School970 feet
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- Park Place Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2830 feet
- The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Epiphany of Brooklyn NY School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5910 feet
- German School Brooklyn School1,080 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Prospect Heights School1,160 feet
- The Dr. Jean Pierre-Louis School of Excellence School1,160 feet
- P.S. 138 Brooklyn Pre-K1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- Philadelphia Sabbath Cathedral Listed historic place860 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket160 feet
- Key Food Supermarket1,190 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 13 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Nostrand Avenue & Lincoln Place 320 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Sterling Place 320 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Eastern Parkway 650 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Park Place 650 feet
- St Johns Place & Rogers Avenue 770 feet
- New York Avenue & St Johns Place 770 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Union Street 980 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Prospect Place 980 feet
See every intersection along Nostrand Avenue or St Johns Place.