Dumont Avenue & Sheffield Avenue

Dumont Avenue and Sheffield Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Long Island Baptist Houses development. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Performing Arts and Technology High School is 300 feet away, and Dumont Garden of Green is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Pennsylvania Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Pennsylvania Av
880 feet · 3 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
Pennsylvania Av/Dumont Av · B20, B83
Within a walk
27 places
9 religious buildings, 8 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dumont Avenue & Sheffield Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Pennsylvania Av, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pennsylvania Av 3
    880 feet
    3

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Livonia Av L
    0.4 miles
    L
  2. Van Siclen Av 3
    0.4 miles
    3

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pennsylvania Av/Dumont Av, 350 feet away, for the B20 and B83.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pennsylvania Av/Dumont Av B20, B83 · Shelter
    350 feet
    B20 B83
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B20 …
  2. B83 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Dumont Avenue.

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Dumont Ave & New Jersey Ave 12 docks in all
    540 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 345 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 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.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 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 Long Island Baptist Houses development.

Since 2014 at least 307 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dumont Avenue

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

South side of Dumont Avenue

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

East side of Sheffield Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of Sheffield Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 1 community center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kids-Centric, Inc Pal A&m Schwartz School
    240 feet
  2. FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety School
    300 feet
  3. Performing Arts and Technology High School
    300 feet
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  1. World Academy for Total Community Health High School
    300 feet
  2. Police Athletic League Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    370 feet
  3. Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School
    680 feet
  4. School of the Future Brooklyn School
    680 feet
  5. Kids-Centric, Inc Unv. Settlement School
    820 feet
  6. Children's Corner Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  7. University Settlement Society of New York Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    950 feet
  8. New Grace Education Center School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Duke Park
    660 feet
  2. Duke Park Playground
    660 feet
  3. New Jersey Avenue Community Garden
    780 feet
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  1. Success Garden - East New York Garden
    880 feet
  2. Dumont Garden of Green Garden
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John Cantius RC Church House of worship
    1,070 feet
  2. First Temple House of David House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Unity Plaza Community Center
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 290/Ladder 103 Fire station
    450 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 14 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 Sheffield 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.