Washington Avenue & Park Avenue

Washington Avenue and Park Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. United Talmudical Academy 25 is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Park Av/Washington Av, is 140 feet away for the B62, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them listed historic places, and 19 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Park Av/Washington Av · B62
Within a walk
12 places
3 listed historic places, 3 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Avenue & Park Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Park Av/Washington Av, 140 feet away, for the B62.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Park Av/Washington Av B62 · Shelter
    140 feet
    B62
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Park Avenue.

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Ave & Park Ave 39 docks in all
    160 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 168 Flushing Avenue Gas station
    1,270 feet
  2. 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11205
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Clinton Hill
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

East side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 12 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Altered neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1850 and 1880.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Benjamin Banneker Academy School
    430 feet
  2. Beyond Basic Learning on the Green Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    630 feet
  3. United Talmudical Academy 25 School
    770 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Hall Park
    50 feet
  2. Washington Hall Park Playground
    360 feet
  3. Steuben Playground
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District Listed historic place
    530 feet
  2. Wallabout Industrial Historic District Listed historic place
    710 feet
  3. Wallabout Historic District Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,080 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Park Avenue or Washington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.