Dean Street & Thomas S Boyland Street

Dean Street and Thomas S Boyland Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Hilltop Playground is 50 feet away, and Fish Playground is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Av
1,270 feet · 5 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Thomas S Boyland St/Dean St · B7
Within a walk
24 places
13 religious buildings, 3 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dean Street & Thomas S Boyland Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 1,270 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Rockaway Av C
    1,270 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Thomas S Boyland St/Dean St, 140 feet away, for the B7.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Thomas S Boyland St/Dean St B7 · Shelter
    140 feet
    B7
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Thomas S Boyland Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pacific St & Thomas S. Boyland St 21 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 2111 Monaco Place Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2021
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11233
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ocean Hill
Elevation
104 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 113 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dean Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Dean Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Thomas S Boyland Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Thomas S Boyland Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Achievement First Brownsville Charter School
    310 feet
  2. Brooklyn Collegiate: a College Board School
    310 feet
  3. P.S. 178 Saint Clair McKelway School
    520 feet
Show all 4
  1. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    810 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hilltop Playground
    50 feet
  2. Ocean Hill Playground
    320 feet
  3. Sh'ma Yisrael Garden
    740 feet
Show all 5
  1. Fish Playground
    1,230 feet
  2. Farmers Garden
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 44 Ambulance station
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady Presentation & Loreto Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at Brown Older adult center
    920 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 12 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 Thomas S Boyland Street.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.