Hegeman Avenue & New Lots Avenue

Hegeman Avenue and New Lots Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Adaptive Solutions- Hegeman is 200 feet away, and A Patch of Inspiration is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, New Lots Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, five of them schools, and three places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
New Lots Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Hegeman Av/Watkins St · B15, B35
Within a walk
17 places
5 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hegeman Avenue & New Lots Avenue 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 Hegeman Av/Watkins St, 40 feet away, for the B15 and B35.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hegeman Av/Watkins St B15, B35
    40 feet
    B15 B35

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …
  2. B35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on New Lots Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Osborn St & Linden Blvd 12 docks in all
    770 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 9701 Ditmas Avenue Gas station
    0.5 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
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

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
  • 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.

Since 2014 at least 301 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hegeman Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-4PM

South side of Hegeman Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of New Lots Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Watkins Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Watkins Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Veterans Triangle
    180 feet
  2. Osborn Playground
    300 feet
  3. Brownsville Playground
    450 feet
Show all 5
  1. Green Valley Garden
    920 feet
  2. A Patch of Inspiration Garden
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brownsville Recreation Center
    540 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,030 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,260 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and seven 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hegeman Avenue, New Lots Avenue or Watkins Street.

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.