Willoughby Street & Fleet Street

Willoughby Street and Fleet Street meet at a three-way junction in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dime Savings Bank, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 660 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about a minute on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them trade or language schools, and 76 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
DeKalb Av
240 feet · 1 min on foot · B, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
Myrtle Av/Fleet Pl · B54
Within a walk
22 places
5 trade or language schools, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Willoughby Street & Fleet Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. DeKalb Av B, Q, R
    240 feet
    B Q R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
  3. R …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
  3. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R
    1,050 feet
    A C F R
  2. Hoyt St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Masstransiscope” (1980) by Bill Brand and “DeKalb Improvisation” (2005) by Stephen Johnson at the DeKalb Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/Fleet Pl, 690 feet away, for the B54.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Myrtle Av/Fleet Pl B54
    690 feet
    B54

Next buses at this stop

  1. B54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 47 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willoughby St & Fleet St 62 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 160 Johnson Street Gas station
    1,280 feet
  2. 152 Ashland Place Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11201
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Greene

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 5,100 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 2011 and 2021.

Since 2014 at least 172 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Fleet Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Willoughby Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7PM-7AM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Greek Revival and Neoclassical, one each, and built between 1848 and 1908.

  1. Dime Savings Bank Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 college
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Long Island Univ-Brooklyn Campus College
    130 feet
  2. Fullstack Academy Trade or language school
    410 feet
  3. Basis Independent Brooklyn School
    450 feet
Show all 13
  1. Metro Training Inst Trade or language school
    560 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bureau Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  3. Albee Square Montessori Public School
    990 feet
  4. New Albee Square Es Pre-K
    990 feet
  5. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,020 feet
  6. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Csd 13 School
    1,150 feet
  7. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  8. Eldysi Institute of Hair & Nail Des Trade or language school
    1,280 feet
  9. Magna Institute Trade or language school
    1,280 feet
  10. SCS Business & Tech Institute Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. University Place Park
    70 feet
  2. Garden of Eden - Ingersoll Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    710 feet
  3. Fort Greene Park
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Fort Greene Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Albee Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    820 feet
  2. Public space at Avalon Fort Greene Public space
    1,120 feet

Health care

  1. The Phoenix Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Oratory Church of Saint Boniface House of worship
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Ingersoll Community Center
    760 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    540 feet
  2. NYC Fresh Market Supermarket
    870 feet
  3. Lidl Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,250 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    740 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. City Point Shopping center
    410 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 76 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fleet Street or Willoughby Street.

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