Crescent Street & Wharton Place
Crescent Street and Wharton Place meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Chestnut Street Garden is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Hills, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1927, 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, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cypress Hills J550 feetJ
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- Crescent St J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
- 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z0.5 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/Jamaica Av, 310 feet away, for the B13.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Crescent St/Jamaica Av B13310 feetB13
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
Cycling
- 8 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 station850 feet
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2020.
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
- 56 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 1910 and 1927.
Trees
Five 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- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Crescent Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Wharton Place
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Wharton Place
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln School680 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Chestnut Street Garden1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket340 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 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 five 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Crescent Street & Cox Place 250 feet
- Crescent Street & Cypress Court 290 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Crescent Street 350 feet
- Crescent Street & Etna Street 540 feet
- Crescent Street & Danforth Street 660 feet
- Pine Street & Etna Street 780 feet
- Euclid Avenue & Jamaica Avenue 810 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Hemlock Street 810 feet
See every intersection along Crescent Street.