Troy Avenue & Winthrop Street
Troy Avenue and Winthrop Street meet at a three-way junction in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Albany Av/Winthrop St, is 780 feet away for the B12, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Albany Av/Winthrop St, 780 feet away, for the B12.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Albany Av/Winthrop St B12 · Shelter780 feetB12
Next buses at this stop
- B12 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Winthrop St & Albany Ave 21 docks in all820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 720 New York Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2022
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
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
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 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 1940 and 1955.
Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Troy Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
West side of Troy Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
North side of Winthrop Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 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 and 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:
- Winthrop Street & East 45th Street 270 feet
- Troy Avenue & Hawthorne Street 280 feet
- Winthrop Street & East 46th Street 530 feet
- Troy Avenue & Fenimore Street 580 feet
- Albany Avenue & Winthrop Street 770 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Winthrop Street 800 feet
- Troy Avenue & Rutland Road 840 feet
- Albany Avenue & Hawthorne Street 1,010 feet
See every intersection along Troy Avenue or Winthrop Street.