Highland Boulevard & Jackie Robinson Parkway

Highland Boulevard and Jackie Robinson Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Uncommon Leadership CHS is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Alabama Av, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Alabama Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
1,060 feet
Jamaica Av/Wyona St · Q56
Within a walk
9 places
6 religious buildings, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Highland Boulevard & Jackie Robinson Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Alabama Av J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Liberty Av C
    0.4 miles
    C
  2. Van Siclen Av J, Z
    0.5 miles
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (2007) by Scott Redden at the Alabama Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Wyona St, 1,060 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/Wyona St Q56
    1,060 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. New Jersey Ave & Jamaica Ave 12 docks in all
    1,140 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Highland Boulevard & J Robinson Parkway, 540 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 43 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
37
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Cypress Hills

The streets

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

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 54 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redcedar.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2015, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Highland Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Uncommon Leadership CHS School
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. George Walker Jr. Park
    900 feet
  2. George Walker Jr. Park Playground
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mision Cristiana Bethesda House of worship
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

See every intersection along Highland Boulevard or Jackie Robinson Parkway.

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