Jamaica Avenue & Autumn Avenue
Jamaica Avenue and Autumn Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, at the edge of Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South). Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Hills, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cypress Hills, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cypress Hills J60 feetJ
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z0.3 milesJ Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the Cypress Hills station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Autumn Av, 100 feet away, for the Q56.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Autumn Av Q56100 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-08 Jamaica Avenue Gas station1,230 feet
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 37
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cypress Hills; the corner is on the edge of the Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South) area
- Elevation
- 56 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1925.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Autumn Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Autumn Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of Jamaica Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln School620 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket1,100 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & Lincoln Avenue 230 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Hemlock Street 280 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Nichols Avenue 470 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Crescent Street 740 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Grant Avenue 790 feet
- Autumn Avenue & Etna Street 1,040 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Eldert Lane 1,070 feet
- Crescent Street & Wharton Place 1,090 feet
See every intersection along Autumn Avenue or Jamaica Avenue.