Crescent Street & Etna Street
Crescent Street and Etna Street meet at a four-way crossing in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Hills, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them schools, and two places to eat. About 1,300 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, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cypress Hills J1,090 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, 60 feet away, for the B13.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Crescent St/Etna St B1360 feetB13
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
Cycling
- 13 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 794 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
- 41 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Crescent Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Crescent Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Etna Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Etna Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 17 School1,160 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 18 School1,160 feet
- P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln School1,210 feet
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- Cypress Hills Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Chestnut Street Garden1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- Andrews Methodist Church Listed historic place1,270 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket880 feet
- Key Food Supermarket1,050 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 13 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Crescent Street & Danforth Street 130 feet
- Pine Street & Etna Street 240 feet
- Crescent Street & Cypress Court 250 feet
- Crescent Street & Cox Place 290 feet
- Crescent Street & Kiely Place 340 feet
- Hemlock Street & Etna Street 360 feet
- Hemlock Street & Danforth Street 480 feet
- Euclid Avenue & Etna Street 510 feet
See every intersection along Crescent Street or Etna Street.