Prospect Park West & Prospect Park Driveway
Prospect Park West and Prospect Park Driveway (north-east) meet at a three-way junction in Park Slope, Brooklyn, at the edge of Prospect Park. The corner lies inside the Park Slope Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Grace Hill, Litchfield House, Litchfield Villa stands 290 feet away. The nearest subway, 7 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them park features, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 7 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 7 Av F, G0.3 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Also within a walk
- 15 St-Prospect Park F, G0.5 milesF G
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Prospect Park West/9 St, 1,250 feet away, for the B61.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Prospect Park West/9 St B611,250 feetB61
Next buses at this stop
- B61 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Prospect Park West.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 3 St & Prospect Park West 31 docks in all520 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 378 Coney Island Avenue Gas station1.6 miles
- 99 Prospect Park West Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers150 feet
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11215
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 78
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Park Slope; the corner is on the edge of the Prospect Park area
- Elevation
- 156 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1903 and 1914.
Trees
NYC Parks records 137 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Park Slope Historic District.
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 298 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Neoclassical. They were mostly built between 1900 and 1909.
- Grace Hill, Litchfield House, Litchfield Villa Designated landmark290 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Prospect Park.
- Panthers Statue by Alexander Phimister Proctor, 1898490 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 park features
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Chai Tots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K490 feet
- Poly Prep Lower School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5890 feet
- St Saviour High School940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Litchfield Villa in Prospect Park Park feature · listed historic place30 feet
- Prospect Park90 feet
- The Bandshell in Prospect Park Park feature700 feet
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- Third Street Playground760 feet
- Upper Long Meadow in Prospect Park Park feature860 feet
- Middle Long Meadow in Prospect Park Park feature1,020 feet
- Lafayette Monument in Prospect Park Park feature1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- St Saviour Church House of worship1,090 feet
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 and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Prospect Park West & 5th Street 70 feet
- Prospect Park West & 4th Street 190 feet
- Prospect Park West & 6th Street 320 feet
- West Drive & Prospect Park West at 3rd Street 450 feet
- Prospect Park West & 7th Street 580 feet
- Prospect Park West & Prospect Park Driveway 690 feet
- Prospect Park West & 2nd Street 720 feet
- Prospect Park West & 8th Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Prospect Park Driveway or Prospect Park West.