Belmont Avenue & Christopher Avenue

Belmont Avenue and Christopher Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Low Houses development. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Carter G. Woodson Children's Park is 40 feet away, and Van Dyke Community Center is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutter Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutter Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Mother Gaston Blvd/Belmont Av · B14
Within a walk
27 places
10 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Belmont Avenue & Christopher Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutter Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Sutter Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Canarsie
1 line
  1. L …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Habitat for the Yellow Bird” (2007) by Takayo Noda at the Sutter Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Mother Gaston Blvd/Belmont Av, 370 feet away, for the B14.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Mother Gaston Blvd/Belmont Av B14
    370 feet
    B14

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Christopher Ave & Sutter Ave 18 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 345 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brownsville
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1953 and 1967.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Low Houses development.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Belmont Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Belmont Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Christopher Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

West side of Christopher Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 150 Christopher School
    330 feet
  2. Nat Azarow Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    710 feet
Show all 5
  1. Christopher Avenue Community School
    1,270 feet
  2. Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School NYC School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Carter G. Woodson Children's Park
    40 feet
  2. Dr. Green Playground
    810 feet
  3. Powell Playground
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Houston Playground
    1,240 feet
  2. Howard Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Watkins Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    620 feet
  2. Osborn Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    870 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Charity Baptist Church House of worship
    670 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Seth Low Community Center
    290 feet
  2. Older adult center at 137 Belmont Avenue Older adult center
    290 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1777 Pitkin Avenue Older adult center
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Van Dyke Community Center
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 44/Engine 231/Ladder 120 Fire station
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    990 feet
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    550 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 20 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Belmont Avenue or Christopher Avenue.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.