Sterling Place & Virginia Place
Sterling Place and Virginia Place meet at a three-way junction in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Crown Heights North III Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Shaari Zedek stands 480 feet away, and the School of Integrated Learning is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingston Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kingston Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Kingston Av 30.3 miles3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
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Outbound
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Bus
The nearest bus stop is Saint Johns Pl/Albany Av, 660 feet away, for the B45.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Saint Johns Pl/Albany Av B45 · Shelter660 feetB45
Next buses at this stop
- B45 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Kingston Ave & Park Pl 21 docks in all890 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 51 Brooklyn Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 959 Sterling Place Charging for electric cars, 21 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11213
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 35 and 36 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 77
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crown Heights (North)
- Elevation
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1902 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Sterling Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Virginia Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Virginia Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Crown Heights North III Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 334 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1899 and 1907.
- Congregation Shaari Zedek Designated landmark480 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.
- 8 religious buildings
- 6 schools
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 older adult centers
- 1 listed historic place
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Arista Preparatory School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5660 feet
- Edwards L. Cleaveland Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K760 feet
- Kipp Always Mentally Prepared Charter School930 feet
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- Kipp Amp Elementary Charter School930 feet
- The School of Integrated Learning School930 feet
- Creative Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
- Lighthouse Early Learning Center School1,050 feet
- Sunshine Infant & Toddler Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,130 feet
- Yeled Vyalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,200 feet
- United Lubavitcher Yeshivoth Annex School1,210 feet
- Arista Prep School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Brower Park900 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Crown Heights North Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place1,030 feet
Houses of worship
- First Church of God in Christ House of worship520 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 230 Kingston Avenue Older adult center720 feet
- Older adult center at 196 Albany Avenue Older adult center1,050 feet
- St Johns Place Post Office1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Sterling Place & Hampton Place 220 feet
- Albany Avenue & Sterling Place 250 feet
- Park Place & Virginia Place 320 feet
- Sterling Place & Kingston Avenue 520 feet
- St Johns Place & Hampton Place 540 feet
- Park Place & Hampton Place 540 feet
- Albany Avenue & St Johns Place 570 feet
- Park Place & Albany Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along Sterling Place or Virginia Place.