Jamaica Avenue & Arlington Avenue

Jamaica Avenue and Arlington Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. St Josephs Anglican Church Trinity Church East NY is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about five 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 seven places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
120 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
Jamaica Avenue & Arlington 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 five minutes on foot.

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The View From Here” (2007) by Barbara Ellmann at the Van Siclen Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Wyona St, 120 feet away, for the Q56.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 30 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
    700 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 760 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

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
37
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Cypress Hills
Elevation
69 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 75 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Arlington Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Arlington Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

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
    610 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. George Walker Jr. Park Playground
    340 feet
  2. George Walker Jr. Park
    420 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mision Cristiana Bethesda House of worship
    150 feet
  2. St Josephs Anglican Church Trinity Church East NY House of worship
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 14 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Arlington Avenue or Jamaica 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.