Park Place & Classon Avenue
Park Place and Classon Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Downtown Brooklyn Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Park Pl, is about two minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 38 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Park Pl, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Park Pl S650 feetS
Next trains at this station
Franklin Av
1 line- S …
Prospect Park
1 line- S …
Also within a walk
- Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College/Botanic Garden 2, 3, 4, 5, S0.4 miles2 3 4 5 S
- Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum 2, 30.4 miles2 3
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Units of the Free” (1999) by Isha Shabaka at the Park Pl station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Classon Av/Sterling Pl, 240 feet away, for the B48.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Classon Av/Sterling Pl B48240 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Classon Avenue.
- 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sterling Pl & Classon Ave 29 docks in all370 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 506 Grand Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 316 St Marks Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.3 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.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11238
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 35
- Police precinct
- 77
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Prospect Heights
- Elevation
- 121 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1912 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 91 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 48 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Classon Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Classon Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Park Place
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Park Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 15 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 337170.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 9 religious buildings
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 schools
- 1 college
- 1 fire station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud School260 feet
- Brooklyn Jesuit Prep School500 feet
- Wurzelkinder Preschool, ages 2 to 5710 feet
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- Prospect Kids Academy #2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5810 feet
- Bumblebees -R-Us Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2860 feet
- Classon Avenue Pre-K960 feet
- Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School970 feet
- The Academy for Collaborative Exploration School970 feet
- Interfaith Med Ctr School of Nursing College1,000 feet
- Chai Tots Preschool of Prospect Heights Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,160 feet
- Sunny Skies Prospect Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Stroud Playground370 feet
Health care
- Downtown Brooklyn Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice180 feet
Houses of worship
- Kol Israel Congregation Listed historic place1,220 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 280/Ladder 132 Fire station1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket870 feet
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,230 feet
- Food Garden Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 12 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Sterling Place & Classon Avenue 330 feet
- Prospect Place & Classon Avenue 340 feet
- St Johns Place & Classon Avenue 660 feet
- St Marks Avenue & Classon Avenue 670 feet
- Park Place & Grand Avenue 900 feet
- Washington Avenue & Park Place 940 feet
- Park Place & Franklin Avenue 970 feet
- Lincoln Place & Classon Avenue 990 feet
See every intersection along Classon Avenue or Park Place.