Crescent Street & Cox Place
Crescent Street and Cox Place meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Hills, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1925, 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, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cypress Hills J800 feetJ
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- Crescent St J, Z0.3 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 Crescent St/Etna St, 210 feet away, for the B13.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Crescent St/Etna St B13210 feetB13
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
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.
- 794 Jamaica Avenue Gas station1,100 feet
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 July 2025.
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
- 47 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1925.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Cox Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Cox Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Crescent Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln School930 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket590 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and eight 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Crescent Street & Cypress Court 40 feet
- Crescent Street & Wharton Place 250 feet
- Crescent Street & Etna Street 290 feet
- Crescent Street & Danforth Street 420 feet
- Pine Street & Etna Street 530 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Crescent Street 600 feet
- Crescent Street & Kiely Place 630 feet
- Hemlock Street & Etna Street 650 feet
See every intersection along Crescent Street.