Grant Avenue & O'Brien Place
Grant Avenue and O'Brien Place meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. East New York Baptist Church is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Crescent St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 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 Crescent St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Crescent St J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
Next trains at this station
Outbound
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Also within a walk
- Cypress Hills J0.4 milesJ
- 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Wheel of Bloom-Soak up the Sun” (2007) by Jung Hyang Kim at the Crescent St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Grant Av/Etna St, 550 feet away, for the Q7.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grant Av/Etna St Q7550 feetQ7
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
Cycling
- 20 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-08 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 2025.
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
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are 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 1899 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
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 School650 feet
- I.S. 171 Abraham Lincoln School650 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Legion Triangle490 feet
Houses of worship
- East New York Baptist Church House of worship310 feet
- Universal Church House of worship670 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grant Avenue & Ridgewood Avenue 70 feet
- Grant Avenue & Karweg Place 310 feet
- Nichols Avenue & O'Brien Place 320 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 90th Avenue 350 feet
- Ridgewood Avenue & Nichols Avenue 380 feet
- Grant Avenue & Etna Street 510 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & Eldert Lane 530 feet
- Lincoln Avenue & O'Brien Place 550 feet
See every intersection along Grant Avenue or O'Brien Place.