Prospect Park West & 16th Street

Prospect Park West and 16th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Windsor Terrace-South Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bartel-Pritchard Square is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 15 St-Prospect Park, is about a minute on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1905 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
15 St-Prospect Park
200 feet · 1 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Prospect Park West/16 St · B61
Within a walk
11 places
4 religious buildings, 2 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Prospect Park West & 16th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 15 St-Prospect Park, 200 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 15 St-Prospect Park F, G
    200 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 7 Av F, G
    0.5 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Prospect Park West/16 St, 120 feet away, for the B61.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Park West/16 St B61
    120 feet
    B61

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Prospect Park West.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. West Drive & Prospect Park West 29 docks in all
    410 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 378 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 9 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 April 2026.

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
158 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1905 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 16th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 16th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Prospect Park West

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Farmers market 1 sign FARMERS MARKET ONLY MAY 1 - DEC 31 SUNDAY 6AM-5PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Prospect Park West

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311338 and 339429.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 110 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1891 and 1905.

  1. Sanders (now Pavilion) Theatre Designated landmark
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 park features
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. St Joseph the Worker Catholic Acad School
    370 feet
  2. Kids-Centric Preschool
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bartel-Pritchard Square
    110 feet
  2. Prospect Park
    400 feet
  3. The Bandshell in Prospect Park Park feature
    410 feet
Show all 4
  1. Lower Long Meadow in Prospect Park Park feature
    960 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 15th Street - Prospect Park Subway Station (IND) Listed historic place
    280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Shepherds Hall House of worship
    480 feet
  2. Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    880 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    380 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and ten food stores.

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 16th Street or Prospect Park West.

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