Belmont Avenue & Milford Street

Belmont Avenue and Milford Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Atkins Gardeners is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Shepherd Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Shepherd Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Sutter Av/Milford St · B14
Within a walk
22 places
13 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Belmont Avenue & Milford Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Shepherd Av C
    0.3 miles
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Euclid Av A, C
    0.4 miles
    A C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sutter Av/Milford St, 570 feet away, for the B14.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutter Av/Milford St B14
    570 feet
    B14

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are 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 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Belmont Avenue

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

South side of Belmont Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Milford Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Milford Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 gardens
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. A Castle for Classy Kids Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
  2. Blake-Milford Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  3. Urban Strategies Day Care Center #1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Montauk Atkins Community Garden
    510 feet
  2. Atkins Gardeners Garden
    610 feet
  3. Upon This Rock Community Garden
    720 feet
Show all 4
  1. ENY Oasis Community Garden
    780 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Cypress Hills Library
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    860 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 13 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 Milford Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.