Bergen Street & East New York Avenue

Bergen Street and East New York Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Howard Pool is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, Atlantic Av, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Atlantic Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
950 feet
East New York Av/Junius St · B12
Within a walk
27 places
15 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bergen Street & East New York Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Alabama Av J, Z
    0.5 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East New York Av/Junius St, 950 feet away, for the B12.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East New York Av/Junius St B12 · Countdown sign
    950 feet
    B12
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bergen Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bergen St & Mother Gaston Blvd 24 docks in all
    310 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. 2111 Monaco Place 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
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 March 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
37
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brownsville
Elevation
58 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 300 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bergen Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Bergen Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East New York Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  2. Christopher Avenue Community School
    940 feet
  3. Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School NYC School
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. Brownsville Collaborative Middle School
    1,180 feet
  2. P.S. 298 Dr. Betty Shabazz School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Howard Pool Park
    440 feet
  2. Howard Playground
    720 feet
  3. McLeod Community Garden
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ocean Hill Playground
    1,160 feet
  2. Houston Playground
    1,190 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 44 Ambulance station
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brownsville Library
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. International Revival Tabernacle House of worship
    880 feet
  2. Our Lady Presentation & Loreto Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    900 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bergen Street or East New York Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.