78th Street & Loring Avenue
The six-way junction of 78th Street and Loring Avenue is in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Gemini Fields is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/78 St, is 880 feet away for the B15 and BM5, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2000 and 2021, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/78 St, 880 feet away, for the B15 and BM5.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/78 St B15, BM5880 feetB15 BM5
Next buses at this stop
- B15 …
- BM5 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 91-02 South Conduit Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 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 November 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 75 and 106 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East New York-City Line
- Elevation
- 3 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2000 and 2021.
Since 2014 at least 551 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 field
Schools and child care
- District 27 Pre-K Center at 133-40 79 Street Pre-K center1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gemini Fields Field1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy640 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 79th Street & 149th Avenue 290 feet
- 80th Street & 149th Avenue 550 feet
- 81st Street & 149th Avenue 810 feet
- 79th Street & 151st Avenue 860 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 79th Street 890 feet
- 82nd Street & 149th Avenue 1,100 feet
- 80th Street & 151st Avenue 1,130 feet
- 78th Street & Dumont Avenue 1,140 feet
See every intersection along 78th Street, Loring Avenue or Sapphire Street.