Essex Street & Cozine Avenue
Essex Street and Cozine Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Academy for Young Writers is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Essex St, is 600 feet away for the B84, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Cozine Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/Essex St, 600 feet away, for the B84.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Essex St B84600 feetB84
Next buses at this stop
- B84 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Cozine Avenue.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1121 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 15 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East New York-New Lots
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 16 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 2008.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Cozine Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Cozine Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
East side of Essex Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
West side of Essex Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Academy for Young Writers School1,130 feet
- Spring Creek Community School1,130 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Gateway Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Linwood Street & Cozine Avenue 260 feet
- Shepherd Avenue & Cozine Avenue 260 feet
- Elton Street & Cozine Avenue 520 feet
- Cozine Avenue & Berriman Street 520 feet
- Essex Street & Wortman Avenue 570 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Essex Street 580 feet
- Cleveland Street & Cozine Avenue 780 feet
- Cozine Avenue & Atkins Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Cozine Avenue or Essex Street.