Blake Avenue & Lincoln Avenue
Blake Avenue and Lincoln Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Robert E. Venable Park is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, Grant Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1971, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Grant Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Grant Av A0.4 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Queens
1 line- A …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Lincoln Av/Blake Av, 20 feet away, for the B14.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lincoln Av/Blake Av B1420 feetB14
Next buses at this stop
- B14 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 640 Conduit Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 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-City Line
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1971.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and February 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Blake Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Blake Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Lincoln Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Urban Strategies Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K250 feet
- Brooklyn Scholars Charter School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Robert E. Venable Park870 feet
- Robert E. Venable Park Playground930 feet
Houses of worship
- Greater Bright Light Baptist Church House of worship1,030 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 39/Engine 225/Ladder 107 Fire station1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket250 feet
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Blake Avenue & Autumn Avenue 270 feet
- Blake Avenue & Hemlock Street 530 feet
- Sutter Avenue & Lincoln Avenue 570 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Lincoln Avenue 570 feet
- Blake Avenue & Crescent Street 790 feet
- Sutter Avenue & Sheridan Avenue 830 feet
- Sutter Avenue & Autumn Avenue 830 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Autumn Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along Blake Avenue or Lincoln Avenue.