Grant Avenue & Karweg Place
Grant Avenue and Karweg Place meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Universal Church is 360 feet away. The nearest subway, 75 St-Elderts Ln, is about seven minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 75 St-Elderts Ln, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Also within a walk
- Cypress Hills J0.4 milesJ
- Crescent St J, Z0.5 milesJ Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the 75 St-Elderts Ln station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Grant Av/Etna St, 240 feet away, for the Q7.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grant Av/Etna St Q7240 feetQ7
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
Cycling
- 13 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-08 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2022.
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
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the English yew.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Grant Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Highland Park Community School960 feet
- I.S. 171 Abraham Lincoln School960 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Legion Triangle750 feet
Houses of worship
- Universal Church House of worship360 feet
- East New York Baptist Church House of worship630 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Western Beef Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and nine 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grant Avenue & Etna Street 200 feet
- Eldert Lane & Karweg Place 270 feet
- Grant Avenue & O'Brien Place 310 feet
- Grant Avenue & Ridgewood Avenue 380 feet
- Eldert Lane & Etna Street 460 feet
- Etna Street & Nichols Avenue 520 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 90th Avenue 610 feet
- Nichols Avenue & O'Brien Place 630 feet
See every intersection along Grant Avenue or Karweg Place.