Blake Avenue & Elton Street

Blake Avenue and Elton 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. Elton Street Community Garden is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, New Lots Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,100 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
New Lots Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
680 feet
Sutter Av/Elton St · B14
Within a walk
21 places
11 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Blake Avenue & Elton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. New Lots Av 3
    0.3 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Shepherd Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sutter Av/Elton St, 680 feet away, for the B14.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutter Av/Elton St B14
    680 feet
    B14

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Blake Avenue.

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Blake Ave & Schenck Ave 16 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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 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 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Blake Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Blake Avenue

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

East side of Elton Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Elton Street

  • No parking 8 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 21 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. Joyful Tots Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    830 feet
  2. East New York Elementary School of Excellence School
    1,070 feet
  3. East New York Middle School of Excellence School
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Elton Street Community Garden
    390 feet
  2. Linwood Street Garden
    560 feet
  3. Warwick Street Greenery Glow Garden
    840 feet
Show all 6
  1. Good Shepherds Community Group Garden
    970 feet
  2. Nehemiah 10 Community Garden
    1,080 feet
  3. Elton Playground
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethelite Institutional Baptist Church House of worship
    870 feet
  2. St Gabriels RC Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. 75th Precinct Police station
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,200 feet

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 Blake Avenue or Elton Street.

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