Eastern Parkway & Buffalo Avenue
Eastern Parkway and Buffalo Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 248 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 86 red-light and 8,680 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 30.3 miles3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 3 …
New Lots
1 line- 3 …
Also within a walk
- Crown Hts-Utica Av 3, 40.3 miles3 4
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 Eastern Pkwy/Buffalo Av, 120 feet away, for the B14.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eastern Pkwy/Buffalo Av B14120 feetB14
Next buses at this stop
- B14 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Buffalo Ave & St John's Pl 21 docks in all610 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1412 Eastern Parkway Gas station1,210 feet
- 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 248 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 167 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 15 of those hurt, on foot
- 9 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2023
- Turn calming, May 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 86 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 179th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 3,539 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Eastbound on Eastern Parkway | 86 | 1,207 |
| Northbound on Buffalo Avenue | – | 2,300 |
| Southbound on Buffalo Avenue | – | 32 |
| Total | 86 | 3,539 |
In 2025, 8,680 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 78th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 4,785 more were issued.
Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with speed camera tickets
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11213
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 77
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crown Heights (North)
- Elevation
- 94 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to five travel lanes
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1921 and 1924.
Since 2014 at least 54 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 155 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 69 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Buffalo Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Buffalo Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Eastern Parkway
- No parking 20 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Eastern Parkway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.
- 16 religious buildings
- 3 gardens
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Aspirations Diploma Plus High School990 feet
- Brownsville Academy High School990 feet
- P.S. 189 the Bilingual Center School1,150 feet
Show all 4
- Inner Force Tots Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park130 feet
- St. John's Place Renaissance Garden1,020 feet
- Ralph-Lincoln Service Center Garden1,150 feet
Show all 4
- Brownsville Green Garden1,240 feet
Houses of worship
- Greater Bibleway Temple Apostolic Mecca House of worship1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Lincoln Place & Buffalo Avenue 340 feet
- Union Street & Portal Street 470 feet
- St Johns Place & Buffalo Avenue 650 feet
- Eastern Parkway & Rochester Avenue 760 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Eastern Parkway 830 feet
- East New York Avenue & Portal Street 860 feet
- East New York Avenue & East 98th Street 910 feet
- Sterling Place & Buffalo Avenue 970 feet
See every intersection along Buffalo Avenue or Eastern Parkway.