Dean Street & Schenectady Avenue

Dean Street and Schenectady Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Imani Community Garden (Schenectady) is 90 feet away. The nearest subway, Utica Av, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Utica Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Dean St/Schenectady Av · B15, B65
Within a walk
28 places
17 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dean Street & Schenectady Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Utica Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Utica Av A, C
    0.3 miles
    A C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
Outbound
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Crown Hts-Utica Av 3, 4
    0.5 miles
    3 4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Children's Cathedral” (1996) by Jimmy James Greene at the Utica Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Dean St/Schenectady Av, 110 feet away, for the B15 and B65.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Dean St/Schenectady Av B15, B65
    110 feet
    B15 B65

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …
  2. B65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Dean Street.

  • 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Schenectady Ave & Pacific St 21 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1802 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
  • Turn calming, July 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11213
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 8
City Council district
36
Police precinct
77
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Crown Heights (North)
Elevation
74 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 112 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dean Street

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

South side of Dean Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Schenectady Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Schenectady Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School
    620 feet
  2. P.S. 243k- the Weeksville School
    620 feet
  3. Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    690 feet
Show all 4
  1. Little Me Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Imani Community Garden (Schenectady) Garden
    90 feet
  2. Imani II Community Garden
    200 feet
  3. St. John's Park
    350 feet
Show all 5
  1. Harmony Park
    650 feet
  2. Eden’s Community Garden
    680 feet

Houses of worship

  1. International Christian Center House of worship
    240 feet
  2. Berean Baptist Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. St Johns Recreation Center
    1,080 feet

Fire and police

  1. 77th Precinct Police station
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    570 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    500 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along Dean Street or Schenectady Avenue.

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