Dumont Avenue & Grafton Street

Dumont Avenue and Grafton Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Betsy Head Park is 850 feet away, and P.S. 156 Waverly is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Saratoga Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Saratoga Av
1,130 feet · 4 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
Saratoga Av/Dumont Av · B7
Within a walk
15 places
6 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dumont Avenue & Grafton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Saratoga Av, 1,130 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Saratoga Av 3
    1,130 feet
    3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 3 …
New Lots
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 3
    0.4 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Chandelier” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Saratoga Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saratoga Av/Dumont Av, 630 feet away, for the B7.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saratoga Av/Dumont Av B7
    630 feet
    B7

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Legion St & Blake Ave 12 docks in all
    810 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 24 Dumont Avenue Gas station
    530 feet
  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
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brownsville
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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.

Since 2014 at least 142 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dumont Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Dumont Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Grafton Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Grafton Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Sco Family of Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  2. I.S. 392 School
    1,060 feet
  3. P.S. 156 Waverly School
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Howard Garden
    620 feet
  2. Fantasy Garden
    820 feet
  3. Betsy Head Park
    850 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sunkissed Garden
    940 feet
  2. Howard Malls Park
    960 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 15/Engine 283 Fire station
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Green Village Supermarket Supermarket
    660 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    1,180 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    690 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 12 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dumont Avenue or Grafton 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.