Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway

Jamaica Avenue and J Robinson Parkway meet at a three-way junction in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mision Cristiana Bethesda is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, Alabama Av, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Alabama Av
1,000 feet · 4 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Jamaica Av/Pennsylvania Av · Q56
Within a walk
12 places
6 religious buildings, 1 career or business center and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Alabama Av, 1,000 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Alabama Av J, Z
    1,000 feet
    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
    0.3 miles
    C
  2. Van Siclen Av J, Z
    0.4 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/Pennsylvania Av, 40 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/Pennsylvania Av Q56 · Shelter
    40 feet
    Q56
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

A ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound starts at this corner.

  1. 43 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station
    730 feet
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 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. 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)
East New York (North)
Elevation
66 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 315 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Uncommon Leadership CHS School
    230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. George Walker Jr. Park
    500 feet
  2. George Walker Jr. Park Playground
    660 feet

Health care

  1. Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care Nursing home or hospice
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mision Cristiana Bethesda House of worship
    860 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. East New York Post Office
    990 feet
  2. East New York Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    50 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,280 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along J Robinson Parkway 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.