Washington Avenue & Railroad Avenue
Washington Avenue and Railroad Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Jacob's Ladder Playground is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Washington Av/Kent Av, is 320 feet away for the B67, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 120 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1985 and 1990, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Washington Av/Kent Av, 320 feet away, for the B67.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Washington Av/Kent Av B67320 feetB67
Next buses at this stop
- B67 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Railroad Ave & Kay Ave 30 docks in all1,220 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Bedford Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 168 Flushing Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 88
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Elevation
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 120 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 1985 and 1990.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 community center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob's Ladder Playground610 feet
- Roberto Clemente Ballfield Park1,130 feet
Community centers and public services
- Taylor-Wythe Community Center1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Central Market 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
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Washington Avenue & Wallabout Road 90 feet
- Gee Avenue & Assembly Road 240 feet
- Wilson Street & Wallabout Road 480 feet
- Welding Road & Wallabout Road 540 feet
- Washington Avenue & Kent Avenue 550 feet
- Washington Avenue & Wilson Street 620 feet
- Kent Avenue & Wilson Street 690 feet
- Kent Avenue & Taylor Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Railroad Avenue or Washington Avenue.