Bradford Street & Arlington Avenue

Bradford Street and Arlington Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mision Cristiana Bethesda is 90 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Jamaica Av/Bradford St · Q56
Within a walk
10 places
6 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bradford Street & Arlington Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Van Siclen Av, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Siclen Av J, Z
    1,210 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Alabama Av J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z
  2. Liberty Av C
    0.5 miles
    C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The View From Here” (2007) by Barbara Ellmann at the Van Siclen Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Bradford St, 110 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/Bradford St Q56
    110 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Van Siclen Ave & Arlington Ave 14 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 960 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 43 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
37
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Cypress Hills
Elevation
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 75 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Arlington Avenue

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

South side of Arlington Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Bradford Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Bradford Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Uncommon Leadership CHS School
    820 feet
  2. Baybee Lounge Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. George Walker Jr. Park Playground
    550 feet
  2. George Walker Jr. Park
    620 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mision Cristiana Bethesda House of worship
    90 feet
  2. St Josephs Anglican Church Trinity Church East NY House of worship
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    310 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 17 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Arlington Avenue or Bradford 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.