Park Avenue & North Portland Avenue
Park Avenue and North Portland Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts is 240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Park Av/North Portland Av, is 120 feet away for the B62, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them schools, and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Park Av/North Portland Av, 120 feet away, for the B62.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Park Av/North Portland Av B62120 feetB62
Next buses at this stop
- B62 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Park Ave & St Edwards St 53 docks in all560 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1,210 feet by car along the streets.
- 160 Johnson Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 152 Ashland Place Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 35
- Police precinct
- 88
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fort Greene
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 in 1939.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 82 signs on these blocks
- 16 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and June 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of North Portland Avenue
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of North Portland Avenue
- Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Park Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Commodore Barry Park.
- Commodore John Barry Stele, 1996570 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 3 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 swimming pools
- 1 ambulance station
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts School240 feet
- Community Roots Charter School800 feet
- P.S. 067 Charles A. Dorsey School800 feet
Show all 4
- Greene Hill School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Commodore Barry Park300 feet
- Oxport Playground310 feet
- Commodore Barry Park Playground950 feet
Show all 5
- Fort Greene Park1,140 feet
- Arbor Place Park1,230 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 31 Ambulance station440 feet
Houses of worship
- Sacred Heart Church House of worship1,230 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 105 North Portland Avenue Older adult center720 feet
- Commodore Barry Park Wading Pool Swimming pool760 feet
- Commodore Barry Pool Swimming pool810 feet
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- Community center at Whitman Community center1,220 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #3 Satellite Police station1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Wegmans Supermarket0.3 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
- Gold Organic Farm Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & North Portland Avenue 60 feet
- Park Avenue & North Elliott Place 270 feet
- Park Avenue & North Oxford Street 280 feet
- Park Avenue & North Oxford Walk 470 feet
- Park Avenue & Cumberland Street 550 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & St Edwards Street 630 feet
- Flushing Avenue & North Portland Avenue 640 feet
- Park Avenue & Cumberland Walk 700 feet
See every intersection along North Portland Avenue or Park Avenue.