Hegeman Avenue & Mother Gaston Boulevard

Hegeman Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Veterans Triangle is 60 feet away, and Kappa V (Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy) is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, New Lots Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, five of them schools, and one place to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
New Lots Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
New Lots Av/Mother Gaston Blvd · B15
Within a walk
18 places
5 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hegeman Avenue & Mother Gaston Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is New Lots Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. New Lots Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Canarsie
1 line
  1. L …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “16 Windows” (2007) by Eugenie Tung at the New Lots Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is New Lots Av/Mother Gaston Blvd, 110 feet away, for the B15.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. New Lots Av/Mother Gaston Blvd B15
    110 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Mother Gaston Boulevard.

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Mother Gaston Blvd & Lott Ave 15 docks in all
    630 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 9701 Ditmas Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
42
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brownsville
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 616 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and February 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hegeman Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Hegeman Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Mother Gaston Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Mother Gaston Boulevard

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Big Apple Stars Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    220 feet
  2. Adaptive Solutions Multi Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    430 feet
  3. Adaptive Solutions- Hegeman School
    480 feet
Show all 8
  1. Joyful Tots Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  2. Brooklyn Democracy Academy School
    1,040 feet
  3. Kappa V (Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy) School
    1,040 feet
  4. Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School
    1,040 feet
  5. Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School NYC School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Veterans Triangle
    60 feet
  2. Brownsville Playground
    180 feet
  3. Osborn Playground
    570 feet
Show all 6
  1. Green Valley Garden
    730 feet
  2. A Patch of Inspiration Garden
    1,000 feet
  3. Floyd Patterson Ballfields Park
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    810 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brownsville Recreation Center
    340 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,310 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,080 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and six 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hegeman Avenue or Mother Gaston Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.