Chestnut Street & Etna Street
Chestnut Street and Etna Street meet at a four-way crossing in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 065 is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Hills, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cypress Hills, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cypress Hills J0.3 milesJ
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- Crescent St J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
- Norwood Av J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the Cypress Hills station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Cypress Hills St, 900 feet away, for the Q56.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Cypress Hills St Q56900 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 766 Jamaica Avenue Gas station1,040 feet
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 37
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cypress Hills
- Elevation
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Chestnut Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Chestnut Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Etna Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Etna Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 065 School · pre-K940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Chestnut Street Garden610 feet
Houses of worship
- Andrews Methodist Church Listed historic place390 feet
- Blessed Sacrament Church House of worship1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Euclid Avenue & Etna Street 370 feet
- Etna Street & Richmond Street 370 feet
- Ridgewood Avenue & Chestnut Street 580 feet
- Pine Street & Etna Street 630 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Chestnut Street 700 feet
- Logan Street & Etna Street 740 feet
- Crescent Street & Etna Street 870 feet
- Euclid Avenue & Ridgewood Avenue 940 feet
See every intersection along Chestnut Street or Etna Street.