Dumont Avenue & Junius Street

Dumont Avenue and Junius Street meet at a three-way junction in Brownsville, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Woodson development. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Temple Beth-El Church is 560 feet away, and Stone Avenue Library is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Livonia Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Livonia Av
810 feet · 3 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Dumont Av/Junius St · B14
Within a walk
12 places
4 religious buildings, 2 older adult centers and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dumont Avenue & Junius Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Livonia Av, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Livonia Av L
    810 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Canarsie
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Junius St 3
    950 feet
    3
  2. Sutter Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Seasons” (2007) by Philemona Williamson at the Livonia Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Dumont Av/Junius St, 140 feet away, for the B14.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Dumont Av/Junius St B14 · Shelter
    140 feet
    B14
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Powell St & Blake Ave 16 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 345 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
42
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brownsville
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Woodson development.

Since 2014 at least 319 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2022 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dumont Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Dumont Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

West side of Junius Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10PM-5AM ALL DAYS

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Friends of Crown Height Educational Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    720 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Dyke Playground
    530 feet
  2. Livonia Park
    570 feet
  3. Powell Street Garden
    610 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Stone Avenue Library
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Temple Beth-El Church House of worship
    560 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 460 Dumont Avenue Older adult center
    220 feet
  2. Older adult center at 430 Dumont Avenue Older adult center
    530 feet

Fire and police

  1. Van Dyke I Police station
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    100 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    160 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    330 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and six 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 corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:

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