Euclid Avenue & Jamaica Avenue
Euclid Avenue and Jamaica Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, at the edge of Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South). Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Chestnut Street Garden is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Hills, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cypress Hills, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cypress Hills J650 feetJ
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- Crescent St J, Z0.5 milesJ Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the Cypress Hills station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Euclid Av, 150 feet away, for the Q56.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Euclid Av Q56150 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 794 Jamaica Avenue Gas stationat this corner
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 15 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 37
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cypress Hills; the corner is on the edge of the Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South) area
- Elevation
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1935.
Trees
Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Euclid Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Euclid Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Jamaica Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln School780 feet
- P.S. 065 School · pre-K1,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Chestnut Street Garden390 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket360 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Euclid Avenue & Jamaica Avenue at Cypress Hills Street 80 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Chestnut Street 400 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Crescent Street 460 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Richmond Street 790 feet
- Euclid Avenue & Etna Street 800 feet
- Crescent Street & Wharton Place 810 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Hemlock Street 920 feet
- Crescent Street & Cox Place 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Euclid Avenue or Jamaica Avenue.