Eastern Parkway & Thomas S Boyland Street

Eastern Parkway and Thomas S Boyland Street meet at a four-way crossing in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The sculpture “Face to Face” is 400 feet away, and Hilltop Playground is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
16 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Thomas S Boyland St/Eastern Pkwy · B7
Within a walk
25 places
14 religious buildings, 2 older adult centers and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Eastern Parkway & Thomas S Boyland Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Rockaway Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Thomas S Boyland St/Eastern Pkwy, 50 feet away, for the B7.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Thomas S Boyland St/Eastern Pkwy B7
    50 feet
    B7

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Thomas S Boyland Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Park Pl & Thomas S. Boyland St 23 docks in all
    170 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
    0.3 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
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
68 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 354 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Eastern Parkway

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

East side of Thomas S Boyland Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Thomas S Boyland Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 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, at New York City Police Department 73rd Precinct.

  1. Face to Face Sculpture by Peter Chinni, 1984
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Webble Wobble Achievers Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    940 feet
  2. Achievement First Brownsville Charter School
    1,140 feet
  3. Brooklyn Collegiate: a College Board School
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hilltop Playground
    1,160 feet
  2. Ocean Hill Playground
    1,170 feet
  3. Prospect Plaza Park
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Fred McLeod Community Garden
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady Presentation & Loreto Church House of worship
    960 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at Brown Older adult center
    480 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1440 East New York Avenue Older adult center
    620 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Community Center
    920 feet

Fire and police

  1. 73rd Precinct Police station
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,220 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 18 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Eastern Parkway or Thomas S Boyland Street.

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.