St Marks Avenue & Howard Avenue

St Marks Avenue and Howard Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mount Ararat Baptist Church is 150 feet away, and Prospect Plaza Park is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, Ralph Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ralph Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
760 feet
Saint Marks Av/Ralph Av · B45, B65
Within a walk
22 places
11 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Marks Avenue & Howard Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ralph Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. Ralph Av C
    0.5 miles
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saint Marks Av/Ralph Av, 760 feet away, for the B45 and B65.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Marks Av/Ralph Av B45, B65
    760 feet
    B45 B65

Next buses at this stop

  1. B45 …
  2. B65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Marks Avenue.

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Prospect Pl & Howard Ave 19 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1998 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2021
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11233
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ocean Hill
Elevation
100 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 161 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Howard Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Howard Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of St Marks Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of St Marks Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 fire stations
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School
    300 feet
  2. Ronald Edmonds Learning Center II School
    300 feet
  3. Webble Wobble Achievers Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tehuti Ma’at Community Garden
    630 feet
  2. South Pacific Playground
    660 feet
  3. Farmers Garden
    660 feet
Show all 6
  1. Preston Community Garden
    680 feet
  2. Prospect Plaza Park
    1,070 feet
  3. Weeksville Playground
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Ararat Baptist Church House of worship
    150 feet
  2. St Marks Church of Christ House of worship
    830 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 227 Fire station
    1,050 feet
  2. Rescue 2 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Howard Avenue or St Marks Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.