Washington Avenue & Willoughby Avenue
Washington Avenue and Willoughby Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Clinton Hill Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. French Speaking Baptist Church is 1,010 feet away, and Underwood Park is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Clinton-Washington Avs, is about five minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 36 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Clinton-Washington Avs, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Clinton-Washington Avs G1,260 feetG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Washington Av, 680 feet away, for the B54.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/Washington Av B54680 feetB54
Next buses at this stop
- B54 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Willoughby Avenue.
- 61 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Willoughby Ave & Hall St 51 docks in all340 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 184 Classon Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 325 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 7 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 71 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 55 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and August 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Washington Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
West side of Washington Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Willoughby Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Willoughby Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Clinton Hill Historic District.
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 147 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1874 and 1891.
- St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark320 feet
- St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church Parish Hall Designated landmark350 feet
- Pratt Institute Library Designated landmark550 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 colleges
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Pratt Institute College · listed historic place680 feet
- St Joseph's University - Main Campus College770 feet
- Beyond Basic Learning on the Green Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2830 feet
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- William T Dillon Child Study Center at St. Joseph's College Preschool, ages 2 to 51,120 feet
- Dillon Child Study Center Preschool1,190 feet
- Discovery PitStop 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Underwood Park1,060 feet
- Pratt Playground1,100 feet
- Underwood Park Playground1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- French Speaking Baptist Church House of worship1,010 feet
- Emmanuel Baptist Church Listed historic place1,270 feet
- Zion Shiloh Baptist Church House of worship1,270 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch800 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch920 feet
- Citibank Bank branch1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,100 feet
- Urban Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Willoughby Avenue & Waverly Avenue 270 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Hall Street 270 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Ryerson Street 530 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Clinton Avenue 540 feet
- Washington Avenue & Myrtle Avenue 580 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Washington Avenue 770 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Grand Avenue 790 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along Washington Avenue or Willoughby Avenue.