Washington Avenue & Classon Avenue
Washington Avenue and Classon Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Crown Heights (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Clara Barton High School is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, seven of them schools, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum 2, 30.3 miles2 3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 2 …
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Outbound
2 lines- 2 …
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Also within a walk
- Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College/Botanic Garden 2, 3, 4, 5, S0.3 miles2 3 4 5 S
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “New York City Architectural Artifacts from the Collection of the Brooklyn Museum” (2004) by MTA Arts & Design Collaborative at the Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Classon Av/President St, 280 feet away, for the B48.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Classon Av/President St B48 · Shelter280 feetB48
Next buses at this stop
- B48 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Carroll St & Washington Ave 27 docks in all250 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 517 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 316 St Marks Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2024
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11225
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 35
- Police precinct
- 71 and 78 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crown Heights (South)
- Elevation
- 134 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1938.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and February 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Classon Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Washington Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1893 and 1917.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Dr. Ronald McNair Park.
- Joseph A. Guider Urn by Romeo Frassanito, 1930320 feet
- Dr. Ronald McNair Bust by Ogundipe Fayomi, 1994500 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 schools
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 botanical garden
- 1 garden
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Clara Barton High School190 feet
- Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment School640 feet
- Brooklyn School for Music & Theatre School640 feet
Show all 11
- International High School at Prospect Heights School640 feet
- The High School for Global Citizenship School640 feet
- Little Angel Day Care #3 Preschool, ages 2 to 5690 feet
- P.S. 241 Emma L. Johnston School750 feet
- St Francis de Sales-Deaf-Brooklyn School840 feet
- Chai Tots Preschool of Prospect Heights Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2980 feet
- Bumblebees -R-Us Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,290 feet
- Classon Avenue Pre-K1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dr. Ronald McNair Park220 feet
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden Botanical garden · landmark660 feet
- Union Street Garden and Community Development Garden1,120 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Brooklyn Museum Landmark · listed historic place750 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,260 feet
- Western Beef Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and nine food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Washington Avenue & President Street 160 feet
- President Street & Classon Avenue 170 feet
- Washington Avenue & Carroll Street 200 feet
- Union Street & Classon Avenue 480 feet
- Washington Avenue & Crown Street 560 feet
- Eastern Parkway & Classon Avenue 820 feet
- Washington Avenue & Eastern Parkway 890 feet
- Washington Avenue & Montgomery Street 920 feet
See every intersection along Classon Avenue or Washington Avenue.