Snyder Avenue & East 39th Street
Snyder Avenue and East 39th Street meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn, at the edge of Holy Cross Cemetery. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Church Av/E 39 St, is 760 feet away for the B35, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Church Av/E 39 St, 760 feet away, for the B35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Church Av/E 39 St B35760 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Brooklyn Ave & Snyder Ave 22 docks in all840 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 3602 Snyder Avenue Gas station850 feet
- 597 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 40 and 45 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Rugby; the corner is on the edge of the Holy Cross Cemetery area
- Elevation
- 39 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 39th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of East 39th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
North side of Snyder Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Bryan's Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K720 feet
- Inner Force Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,220 feet
- The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- 4003 Church Farm Market Supermarket950 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- East 40th Street & Snyder Avenue 260 feet
- East 38th Street & Snyder Avenue 260 feet
- East 37th Street & Snyder Avenue 520 feet
- Albany Avenue & Snyder Avenue 530 feet
- Church Avenue & East 39th Street 650 feet
- Brooklyn Avenue & Snyder Avenue 790 feet
- Snyder Avenue & East 42nd Street 800 feet
- Church Avenue & East 40th Street 910 feet
See every intersection along East 39th Street or Snyder Avenue.