Putnam Avenue & Grand Avenue

Putnam Avenue and Grand Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Johns Church God FBH is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, Clinton-Washington Avs, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Clinton-Washington Avs
890 feet · 3 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Fulton St/Grand Av · B25, B26
Within a walk
31 places
15 religious buildings, 8 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Putnam Avenue & Grand Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Clinton-Washington Avs, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Clinton-Washington Avs C
    890 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Franklin Av C, S
    0.3 miles
    C S
  2. Nostrand Av A, C
    0.5 miles
    A C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Grand Av, 130 feet away, for the B25 and B26.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St/Grand Av B25, B26 · Shelter
    130 feet
    B25 B26
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …
  2. B26 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 62 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fulton St & Irving Pl 31 docks in all
    750 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2025
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11238
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
Elevation
69 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 163 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and November 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Grand Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Putnam Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Putnam Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 176 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1868 and 1879.

  1. Lincoln Club Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Fort Greene Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    180 feet
  2. Brooklyn Doodles Preschool
    310 feet
  3. P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer School
    1,010 feet
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  1. The Urban Assembly Unison School
    1,010 feet
  2. Brooklyn Schoolhouse Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet
  3. Bumblebees-R-Us Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  4. Eladia's Kids Parent Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  5. Magic Moments Academy Preschool & Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet
  6. Shining Smiles Daycare I Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet
  7. Playto Pacific Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn's Finest Garden
    550 feet
  2. Crispus Attucks Playground
    710 feet
  3. Classon / Fulgate Block Association Garden
    1,020 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Jitu Weusi Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Clinton Hill South Historic District Listed historic place
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Johns Church God FBH House of worship
    500 feet
  2. Zion Baptist Church House of worship
    790 feet
  3. Elim International Fellowship House of worship
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Epiphany RC Church House of worship
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Adlephi Post Office
    320 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    500 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Grand Avenue or Putnam Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.