Jackie Robinson Parkway & Crosby Avenue

Jackie Robinson Parkway and Crosby Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Highland Park is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, Alabama Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Alabama Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
1,220 feet
Jamaica Av/Wyona St · Q56
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 2 parks and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jackie Robinson Parkway & Crosby Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Alabama Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Alabama Av J, Z
    0.4 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. 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, 1,220 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/Wyona St Q56
    1,220 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. New Jersey Ave & Jamaica Ave 12 docks in all
    1,300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Highland Boulevard & J Robinson Parkway, 370 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

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
Elevation
118 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redcedar.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and July 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Crosby Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Crosby Avenue

  • No parking 3 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.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Uncommon Leadership CHS School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highland Park
    950 feet
  2. Upper Highland Playground
    1,010 feet
  3. George Walker Jr. Park
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. George Walker Jr. Park Playground
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mision Cristiana Bethesda House of worship
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.

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 Crosby Avenue or Jackie Robinson Parkway.

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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.