Dumont Avenue & Legion Street

Dumont Avenue and Legion Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fantasy Garden is 560 feet away, and I.S. 392 is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Saratoga Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Saratoga Av
870 feet · 3 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Saratoga Av/Dumont Av · B7
Within a walk
20 places
7 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dumont Avenue & Legion Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Saratoga Av, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Saratoga Av 3
    870 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, 370 feet away, for the B7.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 24 Dumont Avenue Gas station
    790 feet
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
28 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 145 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and November 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 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Legion Street

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

West side of Legion Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sco Family of Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    720 feet
  2. I.S. 392 School
    1,040 feet
  3. P.S. 156 Waverly School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fantasy Garden
    560 feet
  2. Betsy Head Park
    590 feet
  3. Sunkissed Garden
    690 feet
Show all 7
  1. Howard Garden
    880 feet
  2. Brownsville Community Farm (James McKeather) Garden
    1,130 feet
  3. Howard Malls Park
    1,230 feet
  4. Isabahlia Community Garden
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Betsy Head Pool Swimming pool
    1,160 feet
  2. Betsy Head Field House Recreation center
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 15/Engine 283 Fire station
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    940 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

See every intersection along Dumont Avenue or Legion 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.