East New York Avenue & Christopher Avenue

East New York Avenue and Christopher Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School NYC is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, Atlantic Av, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Atlantic Av
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
790 feet
East New York Av/Junius St · B12
Within a walk
23 places
14 religious buildings, 3 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East New York Avenue & Christopher Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Atlantic Av, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av L
    1,280 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Canarsie
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Alabama Av J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East New York Av/Junius St, 790 feet away, for the B12.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East New York Av/Junius St B12 · Countdown sign
    790 feet
    B12
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bergen St & Mother Gaston Blvd 24 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2111 Monaco Place Gas station
    0.3 miles
  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
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

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
37
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brownsville
Elevation
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 539 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and April 2016, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Christopher Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of Christopher Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East New York Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Christopher Avenue Community School
    770 feet
  2. Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  3. Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School NYC School
    770 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Howard Pool Park
    610 feet
  2. McLeod Community Garden
    750 feet
  3. Howard Playground
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Houston Playground
    1,020 feet
  2. Powell Playground
    1,230 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 44 Ambulance station
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. International Revival Tabernacle House of worship
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,060 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Christopher Avenue or East New York Avenue.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.