South Portland Avenue & Academy Park Place
South Portland Avenue and Academy Park Place meet at a three-way junction in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Hanson Place Baptist Church stands 540 feet away, and the 78th Precinct is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Lafayette Av, is about three minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, three of them playgrounds, and 63 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Lafayette Av, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Lafayette Av C870 feetC
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- C …
Outbound
1 line- C …
Also within a walk
- Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R1,050 feet2 3 4 5 B D N Q R
- Bergen St 2, 31,200 feet2 3
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/South Portland Av, 290 feet away, for the B45.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Atlantic Av/South Portland Av B45 · Shelter290 feetB45
Next buses at this stop
- B45 …
Cycling
- 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- S Portland Ave & Hanson Pl 27 docks in all620 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 300 Bergen Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 625 Atlantic Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1,290 feet
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 March 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
- 56 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1996 and 2019.
Since 2014 at least 853 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and April 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Academy Park Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Academy Park Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of South Portland Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Altered Italianate. They were built between 1857 and 1929.
- Hanson Place Baptist Church Designated landmark540 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 playgrounds
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Wonderforest Nature Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5750 feet
- Bridges: a School for Exploration and Equity School790 feet
- Design Works High School790 feet
Show all 4
- Hanson Place Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- South Oxford Park Playground700 feet
- South Oxford Park710 feet
- Dean Playground1,050 feet
Show all 5
- Cuyler Gore Park1,070 feet
- Cuyler Gore Park Playground1,280 feet
Health care
- Oxford Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice600 feet
Theaters, arts and venues
- Barclays Center Stadium or arena750 feet
Houses of worship
- Dean St Baptist Church House of worship860 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 219/Ladder 105 Fire station990 feet
- 78th Precinct Police station1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket1,020 feet
- Whole Foods Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Atlantic Center Shopping center40 feet
- Atlantic Terminal Shopping center970 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 63 places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Atlantic Avenue & 6th Avenue 260 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & South Oxford Street 540 feet
- Pacific Street & 6th Avenue 560 feet
- South Portland Avenue & Hanson Place 650 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Cumberland Street 810 feet
- South Elliott Place & Hanson Place 820 feet
- Dean Street & 6th Avenue 850 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Fort Greene Place 890 feet
See every intersection along South Portland Avenue.