East New York Avenue & Lincoln Place

East New York Avenue and Lincoln Place meet at a four-way crossing in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Ascend Charter School is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutter Av-Rutland Rd
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Pitkin Av/Legion St · B14
Within a walk
21 places
10 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East New York Avenue & Lincoln Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 3
    0.4 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ailanthus” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Sutter Av-Rutland Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pitkin Av/Legion St, 180 feet away, for the B14.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pitkin Av/Legion St B14
    180 feet
    B14

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East New York Avenue and Legion Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pitkin Ave & Grafton St 21 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 519 Howard Avenue Gas station
    1,140 feet
  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
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2022.

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)
Ocean Hill
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 34 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East New York Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

South side of East New York Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10PM-5AM ALL DAYS

North side of Lincoln Place

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Lincoln Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Zion Park.

  1. Zion Park War Memorial Exedra by Charles Cary Rumsey, 1925
    110 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Ascend Charter School
    190 feet
  2. Brownsville Ascend Charter School
    190 feet
  3. Webble Wobble Achievers Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Zion Triangle
    50 feet
  2. Fred McLeod Community Garden
    680 feet
  3. Brownsville Green Garden
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. Prospect Plaza Park
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Zion Triangle Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    370 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Parkway Theater Listed historic place
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Marcus Garvey Community Center
    1,080 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1440 East New York Avenue Older adult center
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    340 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 16 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East New York Avenue, Legion Street or Lincoln Place.

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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.