Blake Avenue & Strauss Street

Blake Avenue and Strauss Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Betsy Head Park is 620 feet away, and Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Saratoga Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, seven of them gardens, and two places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
19 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Saratoga Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Saratoga Av/Blake Av · B7
Within a walk
24 places
7 gardens, 7 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Blake Avenue & Strauss 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
    0.4 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, 360 feet away, for the B7.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Blake Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Blake Ave & Herzl St 16 docks in all
    310 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 36 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and January 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Blake Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Blake Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Strauss Street

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

West side of Strauss Street

  • No parking 8 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 24 public places.

  • 7 gardens
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. I.S. 392 School
    1,010 feet
  2. P.S. 156 Waverly School
    1,010 feet
  3. Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School
    1,040 feet
Show all 5
  1. Legacy Leadership High School
    1,040 feet
  2. Sco Family of Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Amboy Street Garden
    310 feet
  2. Sunkissed Garden
    320 feet
  3. Fantasy Garden
    450 feet
Show all 10
  1. Brownsville Community Farm (James McKeather) Garden
    550 feet
  2. Isabahlia Community Garden
    560 feet
  3. Betsy Head Park
    620 feet
  4. Jes Good Rewards Childeren's Garden
    1,140 feet
  5. Imagination Playground at Betsy Head Playground
    1,180 feet
  6. Howard Garden
    1,250 feet
  7. Howard Malls Park
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Chevra Torah Anshei Radishkowitz Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries House of worship
    630 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Betsy Head Pool Swimming pool
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Blake Avenue or Strauss 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.