Belmont Avenue & Linwood Street

Belmont Avenue and Linwood Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 710 feet to the 75th Precinct. The nearest subway, Shepherd Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 21 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Shepherd Av
940 feet · 4 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Sutter Av/Linwood St · B14
Within a walk
33 places
21 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Belmont Avenue & Linwood Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Shepherd Av, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Shepherd Av C
    940 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Van Siclen Av C
    0.5 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sutter Av/Linwood St, 510 feet away, for the B14.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutter Av/Linwood St B14
    510 feet
    B14

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Sutter Ave & Jerome St 14 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 June 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11208
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
42
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York (North)
Elevation
27 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.

Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Belmont Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Belmont Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Linwood Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Linwood Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 21 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. Little Birds Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    290 feet
  2. Achievement First Linden Charter School Middle School
    890 feet
  3. P.S. 158 Warwick School
    890 feet
Show all 5
  1. Joyful Tots Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    960 feet
  2. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Linwood Street Garden
    500 feet
  2. Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden
    900 feet
  3. Floral Vineyard Garden
    970 feet
Show all 6
  1. Gregory's Garden
    1,130 feet
  2. Ashford Street Abundant Garden
    1,240 feet
  3. Atkins Gardeners Garden
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethelite Institutional Baptist Church House of worship
    240 feet

Fire and police

  1. 75th Precinct Police station
    710 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 12 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 Linwood Street.

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.