Prospect Avenue & Howard Place
Prospect Avenue and Howard Place meet at a three-way junction in Windsor Terrace-South Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Shepherds Hall is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 15 St-Prospect Park, is about two minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 15 St-Prospect Park, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 15 St-Prospect Park F, G500 feetF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Prospect Park West/Prospect Av, 280 feet away, for the B61.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Prospect Park West/Prospect Av B61280 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
- 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Windsor Pl & Howard Pl 24 docks in all490 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 20 Caton Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11215
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 72
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Windsor Terrace-South Slope
- Elevation
- 167 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Howard Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Howard Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St Joseph the Worker Catholic Acad School670 feet
- Kids-Centric Preschool800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bartel-Pritchard Square1,070 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- 15th Street - Prospect Park Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- Shepherds Hall House of worship310 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch630 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Prospect Avenue & Fuller Place 250 feet
- Prospect Park West & Prospect Avenue 260 feet
- Windsor Place & Howard Place 460 feet
- Prospect Park West & 17th Street 510 feet
- 10th Avenue & Prospect Avenue 520 feet
- Prospect Park West & Windsor Place 690 feet
- Windsor Place & Fuller Place 700 feet
- 10th Avenue & Sherman Street 770 feet
See every intersection along Howard Place or Prospect Avenue.