Prospect Avenue & Vanderbilt Street
Prospect Avenue and Vanderbilt Street meet at a four-way crossing in Windsor Terrace-South Slope, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Prospect Farm is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about a minute on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 340 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G340 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 Southwest/Vanderbilt St, 1,060 feet away, for the B68.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Prospect Park Southwest/Vanderbilt St B681,060 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Prospect Ave & Vanderbilt St 22 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1,020 feet by car along the streets.
- 378 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 72
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Windsor Terrace-South Slope
- Elevation
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 38 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Vanderbilt Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Vanderbilt Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 playgrounds
- 3 parks
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Bambi Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 560 feet
- Kings Bay YM-YWHA Preschool, ages 2 to 5100 feet
- Kings Bay y at Windsor Terrace Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2100 feet
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- Chai Tots Preschool of Windsor Terrace Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K450 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Prospect Farm Garden370 feet
- Seeley Park410 feet
- Seeley Park Playground590 feet
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- Thomas J. Cuite Park760 feet
- Prospect Park970 feet
- Vanderbilt Playground1,030 feet
- Greenwood Playground1,040 feet
- Thomas J. Cuite Park Playground1,230 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Apostles Church House of worship940 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 48/Engine 240 Fire station890 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and seven 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Prospect Avenue & Reeve Place 280 feet
- East 7th Street & Reeve Place 580 feet
- 18th Street & Seeley Street 590 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Terrace Place 670 feet
- Prospect Expressway & Seeley Street 700 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Greenwood Avenue 760 feet
- 17th Street & Terrace Place 820 feet
- Sherman Street & Reeve Place 850 feet
See every intersection along Prospect Avenue or Vanderbilt Street.