Dumont Avenue & Thomas S Boyland Street

Dumont Avenue and Thomas S Boyland Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Imagination Playground at Betsy Head is 100 feet away, and Betsy Head Field House is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
880 feet
Rockaway Av/Dumont Av · B60
Within a walk
19 places
8 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dumont Avenue & Thomas S Boyland Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Rockaway Av 3
    0.3 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Saratoga Av 3
    0.3 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Paroles Vagabondes/Wisdom Along the Way” (2017) by Béatrice Lebreton at the Rockaway Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Av/Dumont Av, 880 feet away, for the B60.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Av/Dumont Av B60 · Shelter
    880 feet
    B60
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Thomas S Boyland Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Dumont Ave & Thomas S. Boyland St 17 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 24 Dumont Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2021
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2025

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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 386 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and August 2025, 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 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Thomas S Boyland Street

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

West side of Thomas S Boyland Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Moderne, and built between 1937 and 1939.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School
    820 feet
  2. Legacy Leadership High School
    820 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Betsy Head Park
    70 feet
  2. Imagination Playground at Betsy Head Playground
    100 feet
  3. Living Laboratory Community Garden
    380 feet
Show all 7
  1. It's All About Brownsville Garden
    620 feet
  2. Brownsville Community Farm (James McKeather) Garden
    650 feet
  3. Amboy Street Garden
    880 feet
  4. P.S. 125 Playground
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries House of worship
    680 feet
  2. Little Rock Baptist Church House of worship
    930 feet
  3. First Baptist Church Brownsville House of worship
    1,030 feet
Show all 5
  1. Cornerstone Pentecostal Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  2. Risen Christ Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Betsy Head Field House Recreation center · landmark
    170 feet
  2. Betsy Head Pool Swimming pool
    300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Green Village Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dumont Avenue or Thomas S Boyland Street.

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