Parkside Avenue & East Drive

Parkside Avenue and East Drive meet at a four-way crossing in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. The corner stands inside Machate Circle. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Prospect Park is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about six minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them parks. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fort Hamilton Pkwy
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Coney Island Av/Park Circle · B68
Within a walk
8 places
3 parks, 3 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Parkside Avenue & East Drive Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G
    0.3 miles
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Park Circle, 360 feet away, for the B68.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Coney Island Av/Park Circle B68 · Shelter
    360 feet
    B68
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Park Circle & East Dr 29 docks in all
    200 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1,260 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 378 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 625 Rogers Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
City Council district
39 and 40 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
72 and 78 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Prospect Park
Elevation
55 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 95 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 123 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the English yew.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 3pm to 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to 7pm on Parkside Avenue (north side).

East side of Park Circle

  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Park Circle

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

North side of Parkside Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 12 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Parkside Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-11PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 329476 and 336843.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built in 1904.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Prospect Park.

  1. The Horse Tamers Statue by Frederick William MacMonnies, 1899
    150 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

This corner stands inside Machate Circle.

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn College Academy School
    870 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Machate Circle
    surrounds this corner
  2. Prospect Park
    120 feet
  3. Parade Ground Park
    160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sherman Street Sitting Area Playground
    870 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Apostles Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    340 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Halal Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Drive, Park Circle or Parkside Avenue.

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