Bulwer Place & Crosby Avenue
Bulwer Place and Crosby Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Upper Highland Playground is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Van Siclen Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Van Siclen Av J, Z0.5 milesJ Z
Next trains at this station
Outbound
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- Z …
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/Miller Av, 1,320 feet away, for the Q56.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Miller Av Q561,320 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Highland Blvd & Bulwer Pl 18 docks in all510 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Highland Boulevard & J Robinson Parkway, 1,190 feet by car along the streets.
- 43 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 October 2023.
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
- 145 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and July 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Bulwer Place
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Crosby Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Crosby Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Highland Park130 feet
- Upper Highland Playground190 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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:
- Highland Boulevard & Bulwer Place 290 feet
- Crosby Avenue & Miller Place 370 feet
- Miller Avenue & Highland Boulevard 630 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Bulwer Place 630 feet
- Highland Boulevard & Heath Place 680 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Crosby Avenue 820 feet
- Miller Avenue & Sunnyside Avenue 940 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Vermont Court 940 feet
See every intersection along Bulwer Place or Crosby Avenue.