Dumont Avenue & Howard Avenue

Dumont Avenue and Howard Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Howard Garden is 350 feet away. The nearest subway, Saratoga Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1952, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Saratoga Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
E 98 St/Dumont Av · B15
Within a walk
16 places
7 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dumont Avenue & Howard Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Saratoga Av 3
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.3 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 E 98 St/Dumont Av, 510 feet away, for the B15.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 98 St/Dumont Av B15
    510 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kings Hwy & E 98 St 18 docks in all
    610 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
    260 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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1952.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dumont Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Dumont Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Howard Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Howard Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Step by Step Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  2. Brooklyn Ascend Charter Middle School
    1,170 feet
  3. Sco Family of Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Howard Garden
    350 feet
  2. Howard Malls Park
    700 feet
  3. Fantasy Garden
    1,100 feet
Show all 5
  1. Betsy Head Park
    1,120 feet
  2. Sunkissed Garden
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 15/Engine 283 Fire station
    740 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    630 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Green Village Supermarket Supermarket
    390 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    920 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 11 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dumont Avenue or Howard Avenue.

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.