Arlington Avenue & Highland Place

Arlington Avenue and Highland Place meet at a four-way crossing in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Followers of Jesus School is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Norwood Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Norwood Av
620 feet · 2 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
880 feet
Atlantic Av/Berriman St · Q24
Within a walk
15 places
8 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Arlington Avenue & Highland Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Norwood Av, 620 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Norwood Av J, Z
    620 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Cleveland St J
    0.3 miles
    J
  2. Crescent St J, Z
    0.5 miles
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Culture Swirl” (2007) by Margaret Lanzetta at the Norwood Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Berriman St, 880 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Berriman St Q24
    880 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Shepherd Ave & Fulton St 12 docks in all
    410 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3170 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11208
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
37
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Cypress Hills
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are 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 1901 and 1920.

Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Arlington Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Arlington Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Highland Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Highland Place

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Saint Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, in the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    490 feet
  2. P.S. 108 Sal Abbracciamento School
    950 feet
  3. Followers of Jesus School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Essex Street Community Garden
    690 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #401 (BMT) Listed historic place
    620 feet
  2. Public School 108 Listed historic place
    960 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3208 Fulton Street Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    400 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Arlington Avenue or Highland Place.

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