Schenectady Avenue & Winthrop Street
Schenectady Avenue and Winthrop Street meet at a four-way crossing in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Village is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Winthrop St, is 860 feet away for the B46 and B46 SBS, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Winthrop St, 860 feet away, for the B46 and B46 SBS.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Winthrop St B46, B46 SBS · Shelter860 feetB46 B46 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
- B46 SBS …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Winthrop St & Schenectady Ave 21 docks in all60 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 441 Remsen Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 40 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 71
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
- Elevation
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Schenectady Avenue
- Doctor plates only 4 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Schenectady Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
North side of Winthrop Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Health care
- Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Village Hospital560 feet
- Rutland Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice560 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Winthrop Street & East 46th Street 270 feet
- East 49th Street & Winthrop Street 530 feet
- Winthrop Street & East 45th Street 530 feet
- Troy Avenue & Winthrop Street 800 feet
- Utica Avenue & Winthrop Street 810 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Rutland Road 840 feet
- Troy Avenue & Hawthorne Street 1,080 feet
- East 51st Street & Winthrop Street 1,090 feet
See every intersection along Schenectady Avenue or Winthrop Street.