Atlantic Avenue & Schenck Avenue

Atlantic Avenue and Schenck Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Empire State Dairy Company stands 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
20 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Atlantic Av/Schenck Av · Q24
Within a walk
18 places
9 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Atlantic Avenue & Schenck Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Van Siclen Av, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Siclen Av J, Z
    1,030 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. Van Siclen Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The View From Here” (2007) by Barbara Ellmann at the Van Siclen Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Schenck Av, 120 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Schenck Av Q24
    120 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Schenck Ave & Liberty Ave 12 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2822 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    510 feet
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
37
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York (North)
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 80 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Atlantic Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7AM-8AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM ALL DAYS

South side of Atlantic Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Schenck Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Schenck Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance / Romanesque Revival, and built between 1906 and 1907.

  1. Empire State Dairy Company Designated landmark
    140 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Cypress Hills Ascend CS MS School
    210 feet
  2. Baybee Lounge Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    550 feet
  3. P.S. 290 Juan Morel Campos School
    600 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 089 Cypress Hills School
    930 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clara's Garden
    940 feet
  2. Herbal Garden of East New York Garden
    970 feet
  3. Escape to Nature Garden
    1,170 feet
Show all 4
  1. Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Garden
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Michaels Church House of worship
    700 feet
  2. St Josephs Anglican Church Trinity Church East NY House of worship
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 332/Ladder 175 Fire station
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    920 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Atlantic Avenue or Schenck Avenue.

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