Eastern Parkway & Saratoga Avenue

Eastern Parkway and Saratoga Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Rescue 2 firehouse is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Saratoga Av/Park Pl, is 230 feet away for the B7, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Jackie Robinson Parkway
1.2 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
Saratoga Av/Park Pl · B7
Within a walk
20 places
8 religious buildings, 2 parks and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Eastern Parkway & Saratoga Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saratoga Av/Park Pl, 230 feet away, for the B7.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saratoga Av/Park Pl B7 · Shelter
    230 feet
    B7
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Park Pl & Thomas S. Boyland St 23 docks in all
    850 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 519 Howard Avenue Gas station
    1,080 feet
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11233
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ocean Hill
Elevation
67 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 450 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Eastern Parkway

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

South side of Eastern Parkway

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

East side of Saratoga Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Saratoga Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Prospect Plaza Park
    330 feet
  2. Fred McLeod Community Garden
    580 feet
  3. Zion Triangle
    870 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Zion Triangle Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Parkway Theater Listed historic place
    660 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1440 East New York Avenue Older adult center
    780 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Community Center
    900 feet

Fire and police

  1. Rescue 2 Fire station
    600 feet
  2. 73rd Precinct Police station
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Eastern Parkway or Saratoga 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.