Prospect Park West & Plaza Street West
Prospect Park West and Plaza Street West meet at a three-way junction in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Prospect Park is 70 feet away, and Union Temple Brooklyn is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Army Plaza, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, five of them park features, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Grand Army Plaza, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Army Plaza 2, 3970 feet2 3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
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Outbound
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Also within a walk
- Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum 2, 30.4 miles2 3
- 7 Av B, Q0.4 milesB Q
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, 510 feet away, for the B41.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/Grand Army Plaza B41 · Shelter510 feetB41
Next buses at this stop
- B41 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Prospect Park West.
- 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Army Plaza & Plaza St West 39 docks in all240 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 300 Bergen Street Gas station1.3 miles
- 99 Prospect Park West Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2021.
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
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 1929.
Trees
NYC Parks records 156 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern white pine.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 168 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1899.
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch Designated landmark260 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest at Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch.
- Four Eagles Statue by Frederick William MacMonnies, 1901180 feet
- General Gouverneur Kemble Warren Statue by Henry Baerer, 1896210 feet
- The Army: Genius of Patriotism Urging American Soldiers On To Victory Relief by Frederick William MacMonnies, 1900230 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 park features
- 3 monuments or memorials
- 3 parks
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 libraries
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Free Space Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K310 feet
- Bard Brooklyn Public Library College · landmark · listed historic place740 feet
- The Trustees of the Congregation Beth Elohim Preschool, ages 2 to 5780 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grand Army Plaza50 feet
- Prospect Park70 feet
- Stranahan Monument in Prospect Park Park feature290 feet
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- Upper Long Meadow in Prospect Park Park feature630 feet
- Meadowport Arch in Prospect Park Park feature660 feet
- Endale Arch in Prospect Park Park feature710 feet
- Mount Prospect Park1,080 feet
- Garfield Tot Lot Playground1,130 feet
- Flower Garden Pavilion in Prospect Park Park feature1,210 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- General Warren Statue Monument or memorial210 feet
- General Henry Warner Slocum Monument Monument or memorial640 feet
- Central Library Landmark · listed historic place740 feet
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- Central Library Learning Center Library · landmark · listed historic place740 feet
- Skene Monument Monument or memorial940 feet
Houses of worship
- Union Temple Brooklyn Listed historic place780 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Park Slope Food Coop Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Prospect Park West & Grand Army Plaza 80 feet
- Union Street & Plaza Street West 140 feet
- Grand Army Plaza & Plaza Street West 160 feet
- Union Street & Grand Army Plaza Oval 180 feet
- West Drive & Grand Army Plaza 190 feet
- President Street & Prospect Park West 230 feet
- East Drive & Grand Army Plaza 290 feet
- Grand Army Plaza & Plaza Street East at Plaza Street West 420 feet
See every intersection along Plaza Street West or Prospect Park West.