Blake Avenue & Sheffield Avenue

Blake Avenue and Sheffield Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Long Island Baptist Houses development. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Performing Arts and Technology High School is 460 feet away, and World Academy for Total Community Health High School is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, Pennsylvania Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places and six places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Pennsylvania Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
Pennsylvania Av/Blake Av · B20, B83
Within a walk
25 places
9 religious buildings, 8 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Blake Avenue & Sheffield 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 six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  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. Sutter Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

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, 350 feet away, for the B20 and B83.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B20 …
  2. B83 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Blake Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.8 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
    1.2 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Long Island Baptist Houses development.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and April 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 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Sheffield Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Sheffield Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety School
    460 feet
  2. Performing Arts and Technology High School
    460 feet
  3. World Academy for Total Community Health High School
    460 feet
Show all 10
  1. Kids-Centric, Inc Pal A&m Schwartz School
    810 feet
  2. Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn School
    810 feet
  3. P.S. 328 Phyllis Wheatley School
    810 feet
  4. Police Athletic League Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  5. Modern Organization and Human Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  6. Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School
    1,240 feet
  7. School of the Future Brooklyn School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. New Jersey Avenue Community Garden
    640 feet
  2. Duke Park
    1,000 feet
  3. Duke Park Playground
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John Cantius RC Church House of worship
    620 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Unity Plaza Community Center
    730 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 290/Ladder 103 Fire station
    1,020 feet
  2. Police Service Area #2 Police station
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 15 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 Sheffield 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.