Dumont Avenue & Shepherd Avenue

Dumont Avenue and Shepherd Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. East New York Elementary School of Excellence is 490 feet away. The nearest subway, New Lots Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
New Lots Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
New Lots Av/Berriman St · B15
Within a walk
19 places
11 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dumont Avenue & Shepherd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is New Lots Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. New Lots Av 3
    0.3 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Shepherd Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is New Lots Av/Berriman St, 420 feet away, for the B15.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. New Lots Av/Berriman St B15
    420 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Dumont Avenue.

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. New Lots Ave & Ashford St 16 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11208
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
42
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York (North)
Elevation
23 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 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dumont Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Dumont Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Shepherd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Shepherd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. East New York Elementary School of Excellence School
    490 feet
  2. East New York Middle School of Excellence School
    490 feet
  3. Miles of Smiles Daycare Pre-K
    790 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Elton Street Community Garden
    690 feet
  2. 400 Montauk Community Garden
    760 feet
  3. Good Shepherds Community Group Garden
    810 feet
Show all 5
  1. Linwood Playground
    990 feet
  2. Elton Playground
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Gabriels RC Church House of worship
    710 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dumont Avenue or Shepherd 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.