Winthrop Street & East 45th Street
Winthrop Street and East 45th Street meet at a three-way junction in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Village is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Albany Av/Winthrop St, is 1,050 feet away for the B12, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1958, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Albany Av/Winthrop St, 1,050 feet away, for the B12.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Albany Av/Winthrop St B12 · Shelter1,050 feetB12
Next buses at this stop
- B12 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Winthrop St & Schenectady Ave 21 docks in all590 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 441 Remsen Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 40 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 71
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1958.
Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 45th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
West side of East 45th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
North side of Winthrop Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Health care
- Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Village Hospital1,100 feet
- Rutland Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Winthrop Street & East 46th Street 260 feet
- Troy Avenue & Winthrop Street 270 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Winthrop Street 530 feet
- Troy Avenue & Hawthorne Street 540 feet
- East 45th Street & Rutland Road 840 feet
- Troy Avenue & Fenimore Street 850 feet
- Albany Avenue & Winthrop Street 1,030 feet
- East 49th Street & Winthrop Street 1,060 feet
See every intersection along East 45th Street or Winthrop Street.