Hegeman Avenue & Schenck Avenue

Hegeman Avenue and Schenck Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. ENY Youth Farm is 1,010 feet away, and Sankofa Park is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
Van Siclen Av/Hegeman Av · B83
Within a walk
18 places
9 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hegeman Avenue & Schenck Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Van Siclen Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Van Siclen Av 3
    0.3 miles
    3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 3 …
New Lots
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. New Lots Av 3
    0.4 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Garden Rail” (2017) by Saya Woolfalk at the Van Siclen Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Van Siclen Av/Hegeman Av, 620 feet away, for the B83.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Siclen Av/Hegeman Av B83
    620 feet
    B83

Next buses at this stop

  1. B83 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Warwick St & Hegeman Ave 14 docks in all
    820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Pennsylvania Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1939 Linden Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

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.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
42
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York-New Lots
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.

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 September 2016 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hegeman Avenue

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

South side of Hegeman Avenue

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

East side of Schenck Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Schenck Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Federal (late), and built between 1823 and 1824.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 libraries
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Boulevard Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  2. Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  3. East New York Family Academy School
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. Barbey Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. ENY Youth Farm Garden
    1,010 feet
  2. Sankofa Park
    1,070 feet
  3. Sankofa Park Playground
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Lots Learning Center Library
    1,020 feet
  2. New Lots Library
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Lots Reformed Church Landmark · listed historic place
    790 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Farm Country Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hegeman Avenue or Schenck Avenue.

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