Blake Avenue & New Jersey Avenue

Blake Avenue and New Jersey Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St John Cantius RC Church is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, Pennsylvania Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Pennsylvania Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Pennsylvania Av/Blake Av · B20, B83
Within a walk
25 places
8 religious buildings, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Blake Avenue & New Jersey Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Pennsylvania 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. Van Siclen Av 3
    0.4 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Garden Rail” (2017) by Saya Woolfalk at the Pennsylvania Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pennsylvania Av/Blake Av, 360 feet away, for the B20 and B83.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pennsylvania Av/Blake Av B20, B83
    360 feet
    B20 B83

Next buses at this stop

  1. B20 …
  2. B83 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Blake Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Blake Ave & Pennsylvania Ave 12 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1939 Linden Boulevard Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
42
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York (North)
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 10 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Blake Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Blake Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of New Jersey Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of New Jersey Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 5 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety School
    760 feet
  2. Performing Arts and Technology High School
    760 feet
  3. World Academy for Total Community Health High School
    760 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 149 Danny Kaye School
    830 feet
  2. Police Athletic League Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  3. Kids-Centric, Inc Pal A&m Schwartz School
    970 feet
  4. New Grace Education Center School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. New Jersey Avenue Community Garden
    140 feet
  2. Duke Park
    450 feet
  3. Duke Park Playground
    510 feet
Show all 9
  1. Martin Luther King Jr. Playground
    820 feet
  2. Artsy Bloom Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  3. Grace Playground
    1,070 feet
  4. CAUSA Festival Garden
    1,150 feet
  5. Big Red Community Garden
    1,170 feet
  6. Dumont Garden of Green Garden
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John Cantius RC Church House of worship
    80 feet
  2. First Temple House of David House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Unity Plaza Community Center
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 11 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Blake Avenue or New Jersey 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.