Troy Avenue & Hawthorne Street
Troy Avenue and Hawthorne Street meet at a three-way junction in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dr Susan Smith McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Albany Av/Hawthorne St, is 810 feet away for the B12, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Albany Av/Hawthorne St, 810 feet away, for the B12.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Albany Av/Hawthorne St B12810 feetB12
Next buses at this stop
- B12 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Rutland Rd & E 45 St 23 docks in all840 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 441 Remsen Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.5 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 40 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 71
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
- Elevation
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1959.
Since 2014 at least 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hawthorne Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
South side of Hawthorne Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
West side of Troy Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Health care
- Dr Susan Smith McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- Troy Avenue & Winthrop Street 280 feet
- Troy Avenue & Fenimore Street 300 feet
- Winthrop Street & East 45th Street 540 feet
- Troy Avenue & Rutland Road 560 feet
- Albany Avenue & Hawthorne Street 730 feet
- Winthrop Street & East 46th Street 810 feet
- Troy Avenue & Midwood Street 820 feet
- East 45th Street & Rutland Road 830 feet
See every intersection along Hawthorne Street or Troy Avenue.