Prospect Park West & Montgomery Place
Prospect Park West and Montgomery Place meet at a three-way junction in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Park Slope Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Prospect Park is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Army Plaza, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 3. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Prospect Park West.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Grand Army Plaza, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Grand Army Plaza 2, 30.3 miles2 3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
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Outbound
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The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Wings for the IRT: The Irresistible Romance of Travel” (1995) by Jane Greengold at the Grand Army Plaza station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Grand Army Plaza, 1,270 feet away, for the B41.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/Grand Army Plaza B41 · Shelter1,270 feetB41
Next buses at this stop
- B41 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Prospect Park West.
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Army Plaza & Plaza St West 39 docks in all990 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 300 Bergen Street Gas station1.3 miles
- 99 Prospect Park West Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11215
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 78
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Park Slope
- Elevation
- 143 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are 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 1893 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 274 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Montgomery Place
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Montgomery Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Prospect Park West
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Park Slope Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 263 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival, and mostly built between 1889 and 1902.
- The Temple House Designated landmark750 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch.
- Four Eagles Statue by Frederick William MacMonnies, 1901800 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 park features
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 monument or memorial
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Poly Prep Lower School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5610 feet
- Congregation Beth Elohim Ecc Preschool, ages 2 to 5870 feet
- Chai Tots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,000 feet
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- Brooklyn Free Space Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Prospect Park50 feet
- Meadowport Arch in Prospect Park Park feature320 feet
- Garfield Tot Lot Playground380 feet
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- Grand Army Plaza770 feet
- Stranahan Monument in Prospect Park Park feature1,040 feet
- Litchfield Villa in Prospect Park Park feature · listed historic place1,070 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- General Warren Statue Monument or memorial970 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Elohim Congregation Landmark900 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Park Slope Food Coop Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Prospect Park West & Garfield Place 260 feet
- Carroll Street & Prospect Park West 260 feet
- Prospect Park West & 1st Street 520 feet
- President Street & Prospect Park West 520 feet
- Prospect Park West & Plaza Street West 760 feet
- Prospect Park West & 2nd Street 780 feet
- 8th Avenue & Montgomery Place 780 feet
- Prospect Park West & Grand Army Plaza 830 feet
See every intersection along Montgomery Place or Prospect Park West.