Highland Boulevard & Robert Place
Highland Boulevard and Robert Place meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. The corner stands inside Highland Park. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Upper Highland Playground is 980 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/Barbey St, is 1,190 feet away for the Q56, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Highland Boulevard.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Barbey St, 1,190 feet away, for the Q56.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Barbey St Q561,190 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Highland Boulevard.
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Highland Blvd & Vermont Pl 24 docks in all260 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 596 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11207
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32 and 37 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 75 and 104 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cypress Hills
- Elevation
- 153 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1910.
Trees
NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
This corner stands inside Highland Park.
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Highland Parksurrounds this corner
- Upper Highland Playground980 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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:
- Vermont Place & Highland Boulevard 210 feet
- Barbey Street & Highland Boulevard 260 feet
- Highland Boulevard & Barberry Court 470 feet
- Vermont Place & Highland Boulevard 580 feet
- Barberry Court & Robert Street 780 feet
- Barbey Street & Sunnyside Avenue 810 feet
- Highland Boulevard & Heath Place 890 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Barbey Street 1,090 feet
See every intersection along Highland Boulevard.