Hegeman Avenue & Milford Street
Hegeman Avenue and Milford Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's East New York City Line development. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 202 Ernest S. Jenkyns is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fountain Av/Hegeman Av, is 590 feet away for the B15, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fountain Av/Hegeman Av, 590 feet away, for the B15.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fountain Av/Hegeman Av B15590 feetB15
Next buses at this stop
- B15 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1955.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's East New York City Line development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hegeman Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of Hegeman Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
East side of Milford Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Milford Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- Achievement First Aspire Charter School710 feet
- P.S. 202 Ernest S. Jenkyns School710 feet
- Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers, 16 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- 400 Montauk Community Garden980 feet
Community centers and public services
- Cypress Hills Community Center730 feet
- Older adult center at 475 Fountain Avenue Older adult center730 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places 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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Hegeman Avenue & Logan Street 260 feet
- Hegeman Avenue & Montauk Avenue 260 feet
- Hegeman Avenue & Atkins Avenue 520 feet
- Fountain Avenue & Hegeman Avenue 530 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Milford Street 720 feet
- Hegeman Avenue & Berriman Street 780 feet
- New Lots Avenue & Milford Street 830 feet
- Dumont Avenue & New Lots Avenue 860 feet
See every intersection along Hegeman Avenue or Milford Street.