Sherman Street & Horace Court
Sherman Street and Horace Court meet at a three-way junction in Windsor Terrace-South Slope, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Prospect Park is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 15 St-Prospect Park, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and six places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1938, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 15 St-Prospect Park, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 15 St-Prospect Park F, G0.3 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Also within a walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G0.4 milesF G
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Prospect Park Southwest/Terrace Pl, 730 feet away, for the B68.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Prospect Park Southwest/Terrace Pl B68 · Shelter730 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 11 Ave & Prospect Ave 20 docks in all590 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 20 Caton Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2013.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 72
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Windsor Terrace-South Slope
- Elevation
- 114 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1938.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Horace Court
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Horace Court
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Sherman Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Windsor Terrace School300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Prospect Park730 feet
- Vanderbilt Playground1,000 feet
- Prospect Farm Garden1,270 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy690 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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:
- 11th Avenue & Sherman Street 260 feet
- Sherman Street & Terrace Place 360 feet
- 11th Avenue & Windsor Place 520 feet
- 11th Avenue & Prospect Avenue 590 feet
- Seeley Street & Temple Court 630 feet
- Prospect Park Southwest & Windsor Place 660 feet
- 11th Avenue & 16th Street 780 feet
- 11th Avenue & 17th Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Sherman Street.