Nostrand Avenue & Winthrop Street

Nostrand Avenue and Winthrop Street meet at a four-way crossing in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 35 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. K141 is 750 feet away, and Lenox Rd Baptist Church is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Winthrop St, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 28 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Nostrand Avenue, 7am to 7pm.

Safety record
25 hurt
35 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Winthrop St
80 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Nostrand Av/Winthrop St · B96
Within a walk
15 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nostrand Avenue & Winthrop Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Winthrop St, 80 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Winthrop St 2, 5
    80 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. Church Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. Sterling St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Winthrop St, 120 feet away, for the B96.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nostrand Av/Winthrop St B96
    120 feet
    B96

Next buses at this stop

  1. B96 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Winthrop St & Nostrand Ave 24 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 New York Avenue Gas station
    1,300 feet
  2. 625 Rogers Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 35 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11225
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 9
City Council district
40
Police precinct
71
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 151 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Sterling' silver linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and November 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Nostrand Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM

West side of Nostrand Avenue

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

North side of Winthrop Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Winthrop Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302799 and 335930.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Gotham Career Institute Center for W Trade or language school
    580 feet
  2. Mary Bobb Learning Academy School
    600 feet
  3. Explore Charter School
    750 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. K141 School
    750 feet
  2. Parkside Preparatory Academy School
    750 feet
  3. My Little Sprouts Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Winthrop Playground
    940 feet
  2. Rolph Henry Playground
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Gabriels Episcopal Church House of worship
    520 feet
  2. Lenox Rd Baptist Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 331 Hawthorne Street Older adult center
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    70 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    170 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 19 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 Nostrand Avenue or Winthrop Street.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.