South Elliott Place & Hanson Place

South Elliott Place and Hanson Place meet at a four-way crossing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Central Methodist Episcopal Church stands 580 feet away, and Brooklyn Bears/Carlton Avenue Garden is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Lafayette Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, four of them parks, and 83 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lafayette Av
490 feet · 2 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Fulton St/South Elliot Pl · B25, B26, B52
Within a walk
28 places
4 parks, 3 listed historic places and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
South Elliott Place & Hanson Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lafayette Av, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lafayette Av C
    490 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    610 feet
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R
  2. Fulton St G
    770 feet
    G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/South Elliot Pl, 520 feet away, for the B25, B26 and B52.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St/South Elliot Pl B25, B26, B52
    520 feet
    B25 B26 B52

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …
  2. B26 …
  3. B52 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 105 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S Portland Ave & Hanson Pl 27 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 625 Atlantic Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    580 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
78 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Greene
Elevation
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 104 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hanson Place

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYS GOVERNMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Hanson Place

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

East side of South Elliott Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of South Elliott Place

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYS OWIG MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYS TAX ENFORCEMENT DIVISION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 112 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1857 and 1864.

  1. Hanson Place Baptist Church Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. Central Methodist Episcopal Church Designated landmark
    580 feet
  3. Brooklyn Music School Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 4 parks
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Hanson Place Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    90 feet
  2. Dental Auxiliary Training Center Trade or language school
    610 feet
  3. Masters Refrigeration Learning Cntr Trade or language school
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. Brooklyn Independent School
    1,030 feet
  2. The International Charter School of New York Annex School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fowler Square
    580 feet
  2. Cuyler Gore Park
    690 feet
  3. MoCADA Ubuntu Garden
    860 feet
Show all 8
  1. Betty Carter Park
    880 feet
  2. Cuyler Gore Park Playground
    910 feet
  3. South Oxford Park
    1,130 feet
  4. Brooklyn Bears/Carlton Avenue Garden
    1,230 feet
  5. South Oxford Park Playground
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Fowler Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    570 feet
  2. Public space at BAM South Public space
    1,200 feet
  3. Public space at 620 Fulton Street Public space
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. Oxford Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice
    700 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. General Edward Big Ned Fowler Monument Monument or memorial
    580 feet
  2. Atlantic Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    910 feet
  3. Fort Greene Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. Atlantic Avenue Control House Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  2. Library for Arts & Culture Library
    1,200 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Barclays Center Stadium or arena
    980 feet
  2. Brooklyn Academy of Music Arts or cultural center · landmark · listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Times Plaza Post Office
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    930 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    700 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    50 feet
  2. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    330 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 83 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hanson Place or South Elliott Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.