Putnam Avenue & Classon Avenue

Putnam Avenue and Classon Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Elim International Fellowship is 160 feet away, and Lefferts Place Community Garden is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Franklin Av, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Franklin Av
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · C, S
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Classon Av/Putnam Av · B48
Within a walk
33 places
15 religious buildings, 6 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Putnam Avenue & Classon Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Franklin Av, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin Av C, S
    1,300 feet
    C S

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …
Prospect Park
1 line
  1. S …

Also within a walk

  1. Clinton-Washington Avs C
    0.3 miles
    C
  2. Nostrand Av A, C
    0.4 miles
    A C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Life and Continued Growth” (1999) by Eric Pryor at the Franklin Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Classon Av/Putnam Av, 50 feet away, for the B48.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Classon Av/Putnam Av B48 · Shelter
    50 feet
    B48
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Classon Avenue.

  • 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Monroe St & Classon Ave 19 docks in all
    630 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 506 Grand Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 540 Waverly Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,060 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11238
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
79 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 105 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Classon Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Classon Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Putnam Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Putnam Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 38 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1868 and 1874.

  1. Lincoln Club Designated landmark
    150 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Doodles Preschool
    490 feet
  2. Brooklyn Waldorf School
    600 feet
  3. Bumblebees-R-Us Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    600 feet
Show all 11
  1. Magic Moments Academy Preschool & Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  2. P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer School
    970 feet
  3. The Urban Assembly Unison School
    970 feet
  4. Fort Greene Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  5. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Clinton Hill Middle School
    1,020 feet
  6. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 13 School
    1,030 feet
  7. Careskills Training School Trade or language school
    1,100 feet
  8. P.S. 003 the Bedford Village School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Classon / Fulgate Block Association Garden
    320 feet
  2. Crispus Attucks Playground
    520 feet
  3. Madison Hill Community Garden
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Lefferts Place Community Garden
    1,090 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Jitu Weusi Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    910 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Clinton Hill South Historic District Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Elim International Fellowship House of worship
    160 feet
  2. St Peter Claver Church House of worship
    530 feet
  3. St Johns Church God FBH House of worship
    550 feet
Show all 5
  1. Mount Zion Christian Mission Church House of worship
    800 feet
  2. Mount Sinai Baptist Church House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Adlephi Post Office
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  3. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    940 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Classon Avenue or Putnam Avenue.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.