Autumn Avenue & Danforth Street
Autumn Avenue and Danforth Street meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. I.S. 171 Abraham Lincoln is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Hills, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cypress Hills, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cypress Hills J1,150 feetJ
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- Crescent St J, Z0.3 milesJ Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the Cypress Hills station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Crescent St/Etna St, 710 feet away, for the B13.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Crescent St/Etna St B13710 feetB13
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 794 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 May 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
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and March 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Autumn Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Highland Park Community School780 feet
- I.S. 171 Abraham Lincoln School780 feet
Houses of worship
- East New York Baptist Church House of worship840 feet
- Universal Church House of worship1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 11 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Autumn Avenue & Etna Street 140 feet
- Autumn Avenue & O'Brien Place 260 feet
- Hemlock Street & Danforth Street 260 feet
- Lincoln Avenue & Etna Street 380 feet
- Hemlock Street & Etna Street 400 feet
- Autumn Avenue & Ridgewood Avenue 430 feet
- Hemlock Street & Kiely Place 480 feet
- Lincoln Avenue & O'Brien Place 490 feet
See every intersection along Autumn Avenue or Danforth Street.