Dumont Avenue & Schenck Avenue

Dumont Avenue and Schenck Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Commitment Garden is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
1,050 feet
New Lots Av/Schenck Av · B15
Within a walk
29 places
11 religious buildings, 10 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dumont Avenue & Schenck Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Van Siclen Av, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Siclen Av 3
    1,030 feet
    3

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. New Lots Av 3
    0.3 miles
    3
  2. Van Siclen Av C
    0.5 miles
    C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Garden Rail” (2017) by Saya Woolfalk at the Van Siclen Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is New Lots Av/Schenck Av, 1,050 feet away, for the B15.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. New Lots Av/Schenck Av B15
    1,050 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Dumont Avenue and Schenck Avenue.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Dumont Ave & Barbey St 12 docks in all
    290 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. 2822 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.3 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.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
42
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York-New Lots
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and April 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dumont Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Dumont Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Schenck Avenue

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

West side of Schenck Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 10 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 libraries
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds

Schools and child care

  1. Barbey Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    980 feet
  2. Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Victory Garden B5 Garden
    390 feet
  2. Commitment Garden
    460 feet
  3. Sankofa Park
    610 feet
Show all 14
  1. ENY Youth Farm Garden
    620 feet
  2. Sankofa Park Playground
    640 feet
  3. Nehemiah 10 Community Garden
    720 feet
  4. Hendrix Street Block Association Garden
    750 feet
  5. Martin Luther King Jr. Playground
    800 feet
  6. Fresh Farm Garden
    870 feet
  7. CAUSA Festival Garden
    1,000 feet
  8. Dumont Garden of Green Garden
    1,070 feet
  9. Warwick Street Greenery Glow Garden
    1,110 feet
  10. Big Red Community Garden
    1,120 feet
  11. Sutter Ballfields Park
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Lots Learning Center Library
    960 feet
  2. New Lots Library
    960 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Lots Reformed Church Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  2. Pilgrim Union Church of God House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. First Temple House of David House of worship
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 Schenck Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.