Blake Avenue & Legion Street

Blake Avenue and Legion Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fantasy Garden is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Saratoga Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, nine 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
10 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Saratoga Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
Saratoga Av/Blake Av · B7
Within a walk
21 places
9 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Blake Avenue & Legion Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Saratoga Av 3
    0.3 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 3 …
New Lots
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 3
    0.3 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Chandelier” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Saratoga Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saratoga Av/Blake Av, 340 feet away, for the B7.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saratoga Av/Blake Av B7
    340 feet
    B7

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Legion St & Blake Ave 12 docks in all
    30 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. 24 Dumont Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Blake Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Blake Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Legion Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Legion Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. I.S. 392 School
    470 feet
  2. P.S. 156 Waverly School
    470 feet
  3. Brooklyn Ascend Charter Middle School
    1,290 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sco Family of Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fantasy Garden
    50 feet
  2. Sunkissed Garden
    110 feet
  3. Howard Garden
    710 feet
Show all 8
  1. Isabahlia Community Garden
    720 feet
  2. Howard Malls Park
    740 feet
  3. Amboy Street Garden
    850 feet
  4. Brownsville Community Farm (James McKeather) Garden
    1,090 feet
  5. Betsy Head Park
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries House of worship
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Green Village Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Blake Avenue or Legion 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.