Willoughby Avenue & Waverly Avenue
Willoughby Avenue and Waverly Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The corner lies on the edge of the Clinton Hill Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sister Vincent Therese Hall stands 420 feet away, and Zion Shiloh Baptist Church is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Clinton-Washington Avs, is about six minutes on foot, for the G. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six 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, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Clinton-Washington Avs G0.3 milesG
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Vanderbilt Av/Willoughby Av, 660 feet away, for the B69.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Vanderbilt Av/Willoughby Av B69660 feetB69
Next buses at this stop
- B69 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Willoughby Avenue.
- 63 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Willoughby Ave & Hall St 51 docks in all610 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 station0.5 miles
- 325 Lafayette Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
What the city has done here
- Enhanced crossing, August 2017
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
- 73 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 82 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
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Waverly Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Waverly Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Willoughby Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Willoughby Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Clinton Hill Historic District.
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 164 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1871 and 1891.
- Sister Vincent Therese Hall Designated landmark420 feet
- St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church Designated landmark500 feet
- St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church Parish Hall Designated landmark550 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 colleges
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- St Joseph's University - Main Campus College500 feet
- William T Dillon Child Study Center at St. Joseph's College Preschool, ages 2 to 5850 feet
- Pratt Institute College · listed historic place950 feet
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- Dillon Child Study Center Preschool920 feet
- Discovery PitStop 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5940 feet
- Child Study Center of New York School1,080 feet
- Beyond Basic Learning on the Green Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,100 feet
- P.S. 020 Clinton Hill School1,170 feet
- Concordia Fort Greene Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Albert L. Parham Playground1,110 feet
- Underwood Park Playground1,290 feet
- Underwood Park1,300 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Lefferts-Laidlaw House Listed historic place1,230 feet
Houses of worship
- French Speaking Baptist Church Landmark740 feet
- Zion Shiloh Baptist Church House of worship1,000 feet
Community centers and public services
- Albert J Parham Playground Pool Swimming pool1,070 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch700 feet
- Citibank Bank branch810 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch920 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Urban Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Bravo 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 seven food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Willoughby Avenue & Clinton Avenue 270 feet
- Washington Avenue & Willoughby Avenue 270 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Hall Street 540 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue 550 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Waverly Avenue 580 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Waverly Avenue 770 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Ryerson Street 800 feet
- Willoughby Avenue & Clermont Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along Waverly Avenue or Willoughby Avenue.