Sterling Place & Classon Avenue
Sterling Place and Classon Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn. The corner is also named Frank and Doris Bell Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 164 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Brooklyn Jesuit Prep is 170 feet away, and Kol Israel Congregation is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, Park Pl, is about four minutes on foot, for the S. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places and 48 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Park Pl, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Park Pl S970 feetS
Next trains at this station
Franklin Av
1 line- S …
Prospect Park
1 line- S …
Also within a walk
- Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College/Botanic Garden 2, 3, 4, 5, S0.3 miles2 3 4 5 S
- Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum 2, 30.3 miles2 3
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Units of the Free” (1999) by Isha Shabaka at the Park Pl station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Sterling Pl/Classon Av, 40 feet away, for the B45.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sterling Pl/Classon Av B4540 feetB45
Next buses at this stop
- B45 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Classon Avenue and Sterling Place.
- 61 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sterling Pl & Classon Ave 29 docks in all40 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 506 Grand Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 316 St Marks Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 164 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,671st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 109 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11238
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 35
- Police precinct
- 77
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crown Heights (North)
- Elevation
- 126 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Frank and Doris Bell Way, a co-naming enacted on July 29, 2018 (Local Law 139 of 2018).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 61 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Frank and Doris Bell Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 44 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Classon Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Classon Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Sterling Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Sterling Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.
- 7 religious buildings
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Jesuit Prep School170 feet
- P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud School360 feet
- Wurzelkinder Preschool, ages 2 to 5380 feet
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- Prospect Kids Academy #2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5480 feet
- Bumblebees -R-Us Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2530 feet
- Classon Avenue Pre-K630 feet
- Chai Tots Preschool of Prospect Heights Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2830 feet
- Sunflower Playhouse Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,170 feet
- Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School1,290 feet
- The Academy for Collaborative Exploration School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Stroud Playground420 feet
- Dr. Ronald McNair Park1,120 feet
Health care
- Downtown Brooklyn Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice510 feet
Houses of worship
- Kol Israel Congregation Listed historic place890 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 280/Ladder 132 Fire station700 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,200 feet
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Garden Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 48 places to eat and 13 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Park Place & Classon Avenue 330 feet
- St Johns Place & Classon Avenue 330 feet
- Lincoln Place & Classon Avenue 660 feet
- Prospect Place & Classon Avenue 660 feet
- Washington Avenue & Sterling Place 790 feet
- Sterling Place & Franklin Avenue 970 feet
- Washington Avenue & St Johns Place 980 feet
- St Marks Avenue & Classon Avenue 1,000 feet
See every intersection along Classon Avenue or Sterling Place.