Ralph Avenue & St Johns Place
Ralph Avenue and St Johns Place meet at a four-way crossing in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 196 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Ralph-Lincoln Service Center Garden is 140 feet away, and Uncommon Excellence Girls CMS is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 18 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 30.4 miles3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 3 …
New Lots
1 line- 3 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ailanthus” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Sutter Av-Rutland Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Saint Johns Pl, 40 feet away, for the B45, B47 and B65.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Saint Johns Pl B45, B47, B6540 feetB45 B47 B65
Next buses at this stop
- B45 …
- B47 …
- B65 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on St Johns Place.
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sterling Pl & Ralph Ave 19 docks in all350 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1412 Eastern Parkway Gas station1,020 feet
- 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 18 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2024
- Turn calming, July 2025
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 196 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,638th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 118 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11233
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 73 and 77 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crown Heights (North)
- Elevation
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1927.
Since 2014 at least 40 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Shangri La' ginkgo.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Ralph Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Ralph Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of St Johns Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of St Johns Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.
- 18 religious buildings
- 6 gardens
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
Schools and child care
- P.S. 191 Paul Robeson School1,250 feet
- Inner Force Tots Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
- Uncommon Excellence Girls CMS School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ralph-Lincoln Service Center Garden140 feet
- St. John's Place Renaissance Garden310 feet
- Sterling Community Group Garden370 feet
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- Brownsville Green Garden840 feet
- Preston Community Garden1,120 feet
- Tehuti Ma’at Community Garden1,300 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Parkway Theater Listed historic place1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket160 feet
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Ralph Avenue & Lincoln Place 310 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Sterling Place 320 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Eastern Parkway 640 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Park Place 650 feet
- St Johns Place & Howard Avenue 720 feet
- Eastern Parkway & Lincoln Place 820 feet
- St Johns Place & Buffalo Avenue 820 feet
- Eastern Parkway & Howard Avenue 910 feet
See every intersection along Ralph Avenue or St Johns Place.