Park Avenue & Ryerson Street

Park Avenue and Ryerson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Myrtle Avenue Plaza is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Park Av/Ryerson St, is 120 feet away for the B62, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them playgrounds, and 23 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Park Av/Ryerson St · B62
Within a walk
10 places
3 playgrounds, 2 listed historic places and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & Ryerson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Park Av/Ryerson St, 120 feet away, for the B62.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Park Av/Ryerson St B62
    120 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Park Avenue.

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Ave & Park Ave 39 docks in all
    700 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 75 Classon Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

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)
Clinton Hill
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 55 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to 10pm on Park Avenue (east side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to 10pm on Park Avenue (east side).

North side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Ryerson Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Ryerson Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101530 and 104005.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza

Schools and child care

  1. Benjamin Banneker Academy School
    970 feet
  2. Beyond Basic Learning on the Green Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,170 feet
  3. United Talmudical Academy 25 School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Hall Park
    300 feet
  2. Washington Hall Park Playground
    370 feet
  3. Steuben Playground
    750 feet
Show all 4
  1. Taaffe Playground
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Myrtle Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wallabout Industrial Historic District Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    840 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Park Avenue or Ryerson Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYPD, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.