Cumberland Street & Atlantic Commons

Cumberland Street and Atlantic Commons meet at a three-way junction in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. South Oxford Park is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Lafayette Av, is about two minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lafayette Av
640 feet · 2 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
Fulton St/Greene Av · B25, B26, T440
Within a walk
11 places
3 religious buildings, 2 nursing homes or hospices and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cumberland Street & Atlantic Commons Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lafayette Av, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lafayette Av C
    640 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Fulton St G
    0.3 miles
    G
  2. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    0.3 miles
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fulton St/Greene Av, 630 feet away, for the B25, B26 and T440.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fulton St/Greene Av B25, B26, T440
    630 feet
    B25 B26 T440

Next buses at this stop

  1. B25 …
  2. B26 …
  3. T440 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S Portland Ave & Hanson Pl 27 docks in all
    1,090 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 625 Atlantic Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 December 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11238
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 2
City Council district
35
Police precinct
88
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Greene
Elevation
73 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 362 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and February 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Atlantic Commons

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Atlantic Commons

  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Cumberland Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Cumberland Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Other rule 7 signs PARKING PERMITTED MONDAY 7AM-7PM ONLY

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 30 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1859 and 1865.

  1. Hanson Place Baptist Church Designated landmark
    640 feet
  2. Paul Robeson Theatre Designated landmark
    680 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 nursing homes or hospices
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 1 garden

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. South Oxford Park
    50 feet
  2. South Oxford Park Playground
    360 feet
  3. Cuyler Gore Park
    500 feet
Show all 5
  1. Cuyler Gore Park Playground
    510 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bears/Carlton Avenue Garden
    1,090 feet

Health care

  1. Oxford Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice
    660 feet
  2. New Carlton Rehab and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Dean St Baptist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Atlantic Terminal Site 4b Community Center
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    1,120 feet
  2. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Atlantic Commons or Cumberland Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.